The Coon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,097 people carried this name — #2,116 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 16,890 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

234 families named Coon, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,406 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 13 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 86
Pennsylvania 56
Maryland 34
Rhode Island 18
North Carolina 14
South Carolina 13
Virginia 9
Connecticut 2
Maine 1
Massachusetts 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 235 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Coon in American newspapers,
1911–1914.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Coon
The Mirror And Farmer 1911-11-02
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Coon
The Mirror And Farmer 1914-07-09
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Coon
The Mirror And Farmer 1911-01-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Coon in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

10,603 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coon. The most, 2,578, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 3,182
New South Wales 2,555
South Australia 2,113
Queensland 1,277
Western Australia 1,187
Tasmania 258
ACT (Canberra) 19
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coon.

Who carried it

People named Coon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Perrin Coon
    Henry Perrin Coon 1822–1884 · politician
  • Charles E. Coon
    Charles E. Coon 1842–1920 · politician
  • Stephen Mortimer Coon
    Stephen Mortimer Coon 1845–1913 · lawyer
  • Jabez Coon
    Jabez Coon 1869–1935 · politician
  • Thomas Coon 1700–1761
  • William Coon 1855–1915 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Coon,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,636 records

1,636 records of the Coon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 591
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 319
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 316
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 273
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 43
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 17
  • Sacramento County historic burials 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Monte R. Coon

    Born 1923 in Iowa. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold; bellman from Monroe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Lemoine Coon

    Born 1932; from Phelps, New York. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catharine Coon

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Albert Gallatin from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,636 records for Coon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Coon name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 63
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 45
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Coon

    Miner of South Melbourne, Victoria; died 1891.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Coon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1879 aboard the Cuzco, aged 2.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Coon

    Left Launceston in 1836 aboard the Norval, bound for London, as steward.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Coon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada86 records

86 records of the Coon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 75
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ivy Coon

    Buried in 1995 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 92.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alexander Campbell Coon

    Died 1939 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Ralph Addison Coon

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 86 records for Coon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands81 records

81 records of the Coon name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 63
  • Dutch population registers 10
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Aaron Samuel Coon

    Died 1897 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 67; merchant.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hanna Coon

    Married in 1853 in Arnhem; merchant.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Thresia Coon

    In the population register of Vlissingen; barmaid, born 1804 in Selzate.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 81 records for Coon in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Coon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Carolyn Saverna Coon

    Born 1934 in the United States; died 1996 in Palaiseau (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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