Coon Surname

23,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Coon Surname Definition:

Gen. an Anglicization of the German Kühn.

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Coon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,9911:16,4822,088
Canada5921:62,2397,276
Australia2291:117,88513,036
England1671:333,64124,529
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
France141:4,744,480251,814
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5061:5,904737

Coon (211) may also be a first name.

Coon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gen. an Anglicization of the German Kühn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) An Anglicization of the German Kuhn, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Possibly an Anglicization of the German word, kuhn, which means 'bold' or 'brave'.

- jjc16_1

Coon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Coon is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coon is the 23,281st most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 313,066 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Coon reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Coon is also the 622,565th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 211 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 21,991 people, or 1 in 16,482. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Coon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coon surname grew 259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Coon surname are 18.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coon earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.73% less than the national average, earning R 178,860 per year; in United States they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $42,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $49,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choon894,708/
Coone891,273/
Scoon89620/
Coong8981/
Coonc8950/
Coonn891/
Dcoon891/
Coohn890/
Cooyn890/
Con8649,146/
Coosen8030/
Coocen8025/
Cooten8017/
Chgoon803/
Choone802/
Chhoon801/
Coonnd801/
D'Coon801/
Choohn801/
Cootin800/
Chon751,060,144/
Cong75499,322/
Soon7529,132/
Conn7525,063/
Cone7519,730/
Cohn7519,308/
Koon7512,359/
Coen7511,808/
Coin754,776/
Joon752,965/
Cont751,449/
Zoon751,401/
Cuon75938/
Cion75796/
Conq75552/
Cond75450/
Coun75270/
Coom75242/
Conț7585/
Coyn7512/
Scon7511/
Czon7511/
Coën7511/
Coín757/
Qcon757/
Comn756/
Cson755/
Ckon755/
Cotn754/
Cosn752/
Dcon751/
Qoon751/
Cgon751/
Conh751/
Cqon751/
Cooggin732/
Coossen731/
Cooting730/
Coyne6729,103/
Cuong6723,727/
Chone6710,630/
Khoon674,258/
Chuon671,563/
Cione671,403/
Cosin671,399/
Coune671,137/
Cotin671,082/
Cogne671,035/
Choin67651/
Cosyn67627/
Koone67600/
Choun67570/
Count67544/
Conne67509/
Coine67442/
Ciont67340/
Coint67331/
Coing67288/
Cound67285/
Joong67225/
Chhon67147/
Tchon67147/
Cosen67146/
Cosne67140/
Joone67137/
Coten67122/
Cionc67115/
Ciong6787/
Cohun6756/
Conhe6752/
Chonn6742/
Cocin6730/
Koont6730/
Cotne6730/
Coung6724/
Contt6724/
Cosín6721/
Chonh6720/
Jhoon6715/
Tsoon6714/
Soonh6713/
Chojn6712/
Sconn678/
Coënt678/
Conth677/
Cuonc677/
Coitn676/
Counn675/
Cocen675/
Czont675/
Kcont675/
Quoon674/
Koohn674/
Koonc673/
Hsoon673/
Koonk673/
Cotín673/
Cuond672/
Cuont672/
Koonn672/
Cuone672/
Choín672/
Hcong672/
Ciond672/
Cottn671/
Cuonh671/
Condt671/
Cohhn671/
Comne671/
Congh671/
Joond671/
Zoone671/
Czonc671/
Csoin671/
Cousn671/
Coëne671/
Contì671/
Congc671/
Condë671/
Condì671/
Kgoon671/
Coisn671/
Ccont671/
Cionh671/
Cohnn670/
Chson670/
Counk670/
Conck670/
Coynd670/
Koond670/
Zchon670/
Coind670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coon
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