The Hons surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 415 people carried this name — #50,362 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is down 10% from 461 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Hons.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Ardennes.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 51 people named Hons live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
31 people named Hons live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Hons,
with a public archive behind them.
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František Hons 1811–1904 · priest
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Antonín Hons 1835–1900 · businessperson
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Josef Hons 1888– · sports official
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Paula Hons 1890–1973 · journalist
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Vilém Hons 1890–1969
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Antonín Hons 1892–1969 · opinion journalist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hons.
When the index is not enough
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