# Caesar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/caesar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,628 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,013 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,101 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (3,199 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Caesar in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Caesar in the United States.

## People named Caesar

- Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (1922–2014)
- Adolph Caesar, American actor (1933–1986)
- Irving Caesar, American composer and lyricist (1895–1996)
- Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer, evangelist

## Similar surnames

Cassara, Cassar, Causer, César, Ceasar, Ceaser, Coker, Chesser, Cicero, Cheshire, Cogar, Cowger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.