Franchot Tone
There are approximately 1 people named Franchot Tone living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Franchot with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Tone. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Franchot
148
Alive today
Named Tone
1.3K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 148
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1936
Average age: 64
Top Census group: Black or African American (66.3%)
Estimated bearers: 1.3K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #22,619
Per 100K: 0.39
Top ancestry: White (75.4%)
First name trend
Franchot: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Franchot. The peak year was 1936 with 21 births. The average person named Franchot today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Franchot
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Franchot, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 66.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Franchot described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Franchot at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American66.3% · 106
- White18.8% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 8
- Two or more races2.5% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 2
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Tone surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Tone, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Tone described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Tone at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.4% · 878
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.8% · 103
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 60
- Black or African American5.1% · 59
- Two or more races4.5% · 52
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 12
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Franchot has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 148 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Franchot right now.
The surname Tone appears at a rate of 0.39 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0004%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Franchot Tone. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Franchot Tone: questions and answers
How many people are named Franchot Tone?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Franchot Tone. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (0.39 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Franchot Tone?
We classify Franchot Tone as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Franchot a male or female name?
Franchot is predominantly male. Out of 223 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Franchot profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Franchot Tone?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.