Coons Surname

42,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,256 people bear this surname

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

Coons Surname Definition:

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

Coons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5731:31,3193,901
Canada6051:60,9027,147
England141:3,979,861125,553
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Panama71:558,8949,437
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3521:14,9821,917

Coons (20) may also be a first name.

Coons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Dutch, Koen, bold, daring, audacious. Coon, Saxon, bold.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coons has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coons is the 42,501st most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 594,610 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Coons live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,573 people, or 1 in 31,319. In The United States Coons is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 5 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Coons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 345 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Coons surname are 18.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coons earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $52,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coonse91288/
Scoons9154/
Choons911/
Coonst911/
Coonns911/
Cons892,377/
Koons807,567/
Soons801,170/
Coens80752/
Zoons80270/
Const80261/
Conse8099/
Cohns8083/
Joons8080/
Cooms8068/
Coonz8031/
Conss8026/
Couns8010/
Chons806/
Consd806/
Conns804/
Consh803/
Coins803/
Comns802/
Czons801/
Coyns801/
Scons801/
Coossens771/
Coochens770/
Cosens731,986/
Coonce731,633/
Cosyns731,290/
Scoins73291/
Koonse73168/
Cotens7349/
Koohns7334/
Counns7325/
Chonse7322/
Koonst7321/
D'cons7314/
Choins7311/
Cotins738/
Conn's734/
Counse733/
Cosins733/
Consce732/
Connse732/
Coom's731/
Conshe731/
Soohns731/
Scoyns731/
Consch731/
Counsd731/
Coonch730/
Khoons730/
Counst730/
Connss730/
Cousins6734,220/
Coggins6713,663/
Sons678,558/
Cousens672,253/
Jons672,183/
Kons671,411/
Conz671,154/
Cossins67899/
Cans67631/
Zons67415/
Cottens67391/
Cuns67327/
Cossens67294/
Coutens67228/
Joosens67180/
Coms6792/
Cousyns6728/
Choonze6717/
Cossyns6715/
Chounse6713/
Chonsch6710/
Cosynse676/
Tchonse672/
Cottins672/
Coutins672/
Cāns672/
Conx671/
Cochens671/
Conç671/
Jooßens671/
Coszens671/
Cochins670/
Connsch670/

Search for Another Surname

Coons Reference & Research

Coon FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Coon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Counts FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coons
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis