Runyon Surname

44,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,798 people bear this surname

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

Runyon Surname Definition:

(English) A mangy, scurvy person.

Runyon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7031:30,9713,858
Canada401:921,14070,350
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7721:28,3403,471

Runyon (43) may also be a first name.

Runyon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) A mangy, scurvy person.

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

Runyon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Runyon is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Runyon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Runyon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runyon is the 44,042nd most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 617,693 people. The surname Runyon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Runyon live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Runyon is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Runyon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,703 people, or 1 in 30,971. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Runyon is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Runyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Runyon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Runyon last name rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Runyon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Runyon surname are 15.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Runyon earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $39,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.07% more than the national average, earning $60,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runnyon920/
Runyn9112/
Reunyong861/
Runyan838,843/
Runion833,760/
Hrunyn83186/
Runyna8310/
Rugnon838/
Ronyon838/
Reunyn832/
Runjon831/
Runyom830/
Runnion77891/
Hrunyna77246/
Rugnone77152/
Rougnon7769/
Rounion7713/
Reunyan7711/
Reunion774/
Ruunion773/
Reunyna772/
Runioon771/
Runnyan771/
Rounyan770/
Runione770/
Ruynyan770/
Runin73489/
Runen7371/
Ronyn7360/
Runín731/
Rungnont716/
Rungnong711/
Runjhoon711/
Runina67212/
Runing67209/
Rungin67136/
Runeng67116/
Rutnin6763/
Ruinen6762/
Runjan6760/
Rusnin6740/
Rusnen6734/
Rumjon6722/
Runian6711/
Runhan6711/
Hronyn679/
Runnin677/
Ruynin675/
Ronyan675/
Reungnond675/
Reunin674/
Runaen674/
Reungnoon674/
Rounin674/
Rugnan673/
Ruinin673/
Rugnin672/
Ruhnen672/
Runnen672/
Runean671/
Raunen671/
Ruynen671/
Runien671/
Raunin671/
Ruunin671/
Hroutnyan671/
Runyam670/

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Runyon Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Runyon
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