The Macon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,008 people carried this name — #5,013 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,592 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Macon surname
Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Macon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 577 people named Macon.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Aisne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
101 people named Macon have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 108 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Macon 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 Santa Fe.
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
Macon in American newspapers,
1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 713,608 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Macon.
- Macke 2,399 · U.S. census
- Mackenzie 13,733 · U.S. census
- Macker 275 · U.S. census
- Mackiewicz 1,423 · U.S. census
- Mackowiak 958 · U.S. census
- Maclin 2,673 · U.S. census
- Macone 153 · U.S. census
- Macri 2,637 · U.S. census
- Maczka 290 · U.S. census
- Madala 320 · U.S. census
- Madani 649 · U.S. census
- Madar 723 · U.S. census
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