How common is the last name Vernon?

16,596 people in the United States have the last name Vernon, about 1 in 18,010. It ranks #2,121 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VERNON

#2,121

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,596
About
1 in 18,010
This common or more
48.5%
Who bears it

Of the 16,596 people with the last name Vernon, 73.7% reported their origin as White, 16.8% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Vernon

#2,119 Eason · 16,603#2,120 Aldrich · 16,600#2,122 Bernstein · 16,594#2,123 Oakley · 16,588

Also a first name

As a first name, Vernon ranks #828 of 53,615, with 56,780 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 3,199 births. See Vernon as a first name

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