The Chon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,643 people carried this name — #8,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is down 6% from 3,857 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 99 people named Chon.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Seine-et-Marne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Chon live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Chon in American newspapers,
1902–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 57,084 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Chon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jeon Sangwoon 1928–2018 · historian -
Kaye Chon 1954– · university teacher -
Kaye Chon 1954– · university teacher
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Katherine Chon 1901– · activist
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Justin Chon 1981– · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chon.
- Chmiel 1,690 · U.S. census
- Chmielewski 3,449 · U.S. census
- Chojnacki 1,630 · U.S. census
- Chol 384 · U.S. census
- Cholewa 663 · U.S. census
- Chollet 143 · U.S. census
- Chong 15,146 · U.S. census
- Chopin 622 · U.S. census
- Choplin 419 · U.S. census
- Choppin 130 · U.S. census
- Choque 212 · U.S. census
- Chou 9,834 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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