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

Timon, 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 Timon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Timon in America

Timon is the 59324th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Timon surname appeared 341 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 Timon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Timon 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 Timon

The surname Timon originated from France in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old French personal name Timon, which was a form of the Greek name Timōn, meaning "honorable" or "honored."

The Timon name was first recorded in Normandy and Brittany, two regions in northwestern France. These early recordings were likely influenced by the Greek roots of the name, as well as the popularity of certain biblical figures bearing similar names.

One of the earliest known references to the Timon surname can be found in the Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum, a collection of English royal letters and writs from the 13th century. Here, a Robert Timon is mentioned in relation to land holdings in Somerset, England.

Another notable early mention of the Timon name appears in the Calendarium Genealogicum, a 14th-century genealogical work by the English historian Charles Trice. This text includes a reference to a Sir John Timon, a knight from Gloucestershire who fought in the Hundred Years' War.

In the 15th century, the Timon surname began to appear in various records throughout Europe. For example, a Guillaume Timon was a prominent merchant in Bordeaux, France, during the 1460s. Around the same time, a Pietro Timon was a renowned painter in Venice, Italy.

Other notable individuals with the Timon surname throughout history include:

1. Michel Timon (1558-1629), a French Catholic priest and historian who wrote extensively about the Reformation and the Council of Trent.

2. Samuel Timon (1625-1701), a Dutch philosopher and theologian who wrote on metaphysics and natural philosophy.

3. Johann Timon (1698-1768), an Austrian composer and organist known for his sacred works and operas.

4. Étienne Timon (1751-1837), a French linguist and lexicographer who specialized in the study of ancient Greek and Latin.

5. Marie-Thérèse Timon (1836-1910), a French novelist and poet who was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Paris during the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Timon

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

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

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