How common is the surname Caesar?

3,628 people in the United States had the surname Caesar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. It ranked 9,013th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caesar?

Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (1922–2014), followed by Adolph Caesar.

Where is the surname Caesar most common?

Wikidata records people named Caesar in the United States.

Is the surname Caesar getting more or less common?

More common. 3,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,628 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Caesar also a first name?

Yes. Caesar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Caesar

A surname, carried by 3,628 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caesar is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,628 people named Caesar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,199.

#9,013

rank among US surnames

3,628

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,006	Cogan	3,631	85,030
#9,011	Hirst	3,630	85,054
#9,013	Traynor	3,628	85,101
#9,017	Garwood	3,626	85,148
#9,020	Stonge	3,625	85,171

Who is named Caesar

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

59% of people named Caesar identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Caesars

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1938

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caesar

Caesar has the Soundex code C260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C260.

Questions

How common is the surname Caesar?: 3,628 people in the United States had the surname Caesar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,101 Americans. It ranked 9,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caesar?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Caesar identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caesar?: Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (1922–2014), followed by Adolph Caesar.
Where is the surname Caesar most common?: Wikidata records people named Caesar in the United States.
Is the surname Caesar getting more or less common?: More common. 3,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,628 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Caesar also a first name?: Yes. Caesar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.