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

Urbon, 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 Urbon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbon in America

Urbon is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbon surname appeared 238 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 Urbon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbon 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 Urbon

The surname URBON originated in the region of Burgundy, France in the early medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "urbain" meaning "urbane" or "courteous". This suggests that the name may have been initially bestowed as a nickname on someone who displayed polished manners or sophistication.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname appears in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Molême, a 12th-century manuscript from the Burgundian abbey, where a certain Robertus Urbon is mentioned in 1154. This suggests the name had already been established in the region by that time.

The name seems to have spread throughout northern France in subsequent centuries. In the 13th century, a Jehan Urbon is recorded in the archives of the city of Reims. A century later, a Guillaume Urbon appears in the tax records of the town of Amiens in 1389.

By the late Middle Ages, variations of the spelling had emerged, such as Urbain and Urbain. These were likely influenced by the French word "urbain" itself, as well as the name of the prominent Saint Urban, a 4th-century martyr.

One of the earliest known bearers of the URBON surname was Jacques Urbon, a wool merchant from Dijon who lived from around 1420 to 1495. His grandson, Pierre Urbon (1472-1538), was a respected jurist and served as a judge in the Parlement of Burgundy.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various parts of France. Notable figures included the poet and translator Michel Urbon (1508-1572) from Paris, and the sculptor Jean Urbon (1525-1592) from Troyes, known for his work on the city's cathedral.

As the name spread more widely across Europe in later centuries, it underwent further spelling variations, such as Urbohn, Urbon, and Urbonn, reflecting regional linguistic influences. By the 18th century, there were URBON families established in regions as far afield as the German Rhineland and the Low Countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbon

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

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

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