The Son surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,094 people carried this name — #3,541 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,200 people counted. That is up 29% from 7,843 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 167 people named Son.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Paris.
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 86 people named Son 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Son 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 Luxembourg Province.
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
70 people named Son live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Son in American newspapers,
1919–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Son,
with a public archive behind them.
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Son Byong-hi 1861–1922 · politician -
Son Byong-hi 1861–1922 · politician
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Son Byong-hi 1861–1922 · politician
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Son Sunhyo 1427–1497 · politician
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Magdalene Son 1802–1840
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Son Cheonmin 1857–1900
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Son.
- Soltysiak 359 · U.S. census
- Som 1,910 · U.S. census
- Soma 971 · U.S. census
- Somers 10,762 · U.S. census
- Somma 1,354 · U.S. census
- Sommer 11,662 · U.S. census
- Sondag 415 · U.S. census
- Song 25,110 · U.S. census
- Songy 507 · U.S. census
- Sonier 490 · U.S. census
- Sonmez 163 · U.S. census
- Sonneville 129 · U.S. census
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