Last Name ONION

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Meaning The son of Enion, a popular personal name in old Welsh records. In the register of East Grinstead, Sussexm in the first half of the 17th century, the name is written indifferently Ennion and Onion.
Origin Welsh

Rank 65,133 (2000 US census)
Count 285 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.67%, or 247 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.26%, or 15 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 3.86%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 2.46%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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