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

Radon, 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 Radon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Radon in America

Radon is the 66164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Radon surname appeared 299 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 Radon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Radon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Radon

The surname Radon originated in Germany, likely emerging in the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Rad," meaning "wheel," suggesting an association with an occupation or location related to wheelwrights or a place near a mill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Radon can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany, dated 1472, where a Johann Radon is mentioned as a resident. Another early reference is in the church records of Augsburg, Germany, from 1521, listing a marriage between Hans Radon and Margaretha Bauer.

In the 16th century, variations of the name, such as Radohn and Radun, appeared in various German regions, including Saxony and Bavaria. This suggests that the name had spread across different parts of the country by that time.

A notable bearer of the Radon surname was Johann Georg Radon, a German mathematician and physicist born in 1887 in Tetschen, Bohemia (now Děčín, Czech Republic). He made significant contributions to the field of integral geometry and is renowned for the Radon transform, a widely used mathematical concept in tomography and image reconstruction.

Another prominent figure was Friedrich Wilhelm Radon, a German-born Austrian architect born in 1859 in Züllichau, Prussia (now Sulechów, Poland). He designed several notable buildings in Vienna, including the Palais Epstein and the Palais Ephrussi.

In the 18th century, the Radon family gained prominence in the Baltic region, with several members holding influential positions in the Russian Empire. One such individual was Johann Friedrich Radon, born in 1723 in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), who served as a prominent military officer and diplomat.

While the surname Radon has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and immigration. However, it remains most prevalent in German-speaking countries and regions with a historical German presence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Radon

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

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 Radon 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Radon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Radon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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