How common is the surname Caffey?

2,968 people in the United States had the surname Caffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,025 Americans. It ranked 10,751st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caffey?

Jason Caffey, American basketball player (born 1973), followed by Charlotte Caffey.

Where is the surname Caffey most common?

Wikidata records people named Caffey in the United States.

Is the surname Caffey getting more or less common?

More common. 2,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,968 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Caffey

A surname, carried by 2,968 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caffey is more common than 93.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,968 people named Caffey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,025 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,895.

#10,751

rank among US surnames

2,968

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,217)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,743	Fifer	2,971	103,920
#10,747	Manos	2,970	103,955
#10,748	Hocking	2,969	103,990
#10,751	Caffey	2,968	104,025
#10,755	Moloney	2,967	104,060
#10,756	Bellard	2,966	104,095
#10,758	Butera	2,965	104,130

Who is named Caffey

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

62% of people named Caffey identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caffeys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Caffey
American basketball player (born 1973)
Charlotte Caffey
American guitarist, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caffey

Caffey has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Questions

How common is the surname Caffey?: 2,968 people in the United States had the surname Caffey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,025 Americans. It ranked 10,751st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caffey?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Caffey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caffey?: Jason Caffey, American basketball player (born 1973), followed by Charlotte Caffey.
Where is the surname Caffey most common?: Wikidata records people named Caffey in the United States.
Is the surname Caffey getting more or less common?: More common. 2,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,968 in 2010, up 2.5%.