Find out how popular the last name Komon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Komon.

Komon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Komon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Komon in America

Komon is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Komon surname appeared 109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Komon.

The history of the last name Komon

The surname KOMON is believed to have originated in Poland. It is thought to be derived from the Old Polish word "komon," which means "common" or "ordinary." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was perceived as being of a common or ordinary background or status.

The earliest recorded instances of the KOMON surname date back to the late 15th century in various Polish historical records and documents. It was particularly prevalent in the regions of Greater Poland and Masovia, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time.

One of the earliest known references to the KOMON name can be found in a 1487 land registry document from the village of Gostynin, near the city of Płock. The document mentions a certain Jan KOMON, who was a landowner in the area.

Another notable early bearer of the KOMON surname was Stanisław KOMON, a Polish nobleman and military commander who lived in the 16th century. He is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time, particularly for his role in the Polish-Livonian War against the Livonian Order in the 1560s.

In the 17th century, the KOMON name appears in various church records and census documents from towns and villages across central and eastern Poland. One example is Jakub KOMON, a farmer from the village of Solec, who was born in 1632 and died in 1698.

A more prominent figure with the KOMON surname was Franciszek KOMON, a Polish poet and playwright who lived in the late 18th century. He was born in 1757 in the town of Radzymin and is best known for his satirical works that criticized the social and political conditions of the time.

Another notable KOMON was Józef KOMON, a Polish painter and art teacher who lived in the 19th century. He was born in 1809 in the city of Lublin and is particularly known for his landscapes and genre paintings depicting rural life in Poland.

Over the centuries, variations in the spelling of the KOMON surname have emerged, such as Komen, Komun, and Komona. Additionally, some historical records indicate that the name was sometimes associated with certain place names or locations, such as the village of Komonna in the Lublin region of eastern Poland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Komon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Komon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Komon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Komon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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