How common is the surname Cage?

5,372 people in the United States had the surname Cage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,473 Americans. It ranked 6,345th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cage?

Nicolas Cage, American actor (born 1964), followed by John Cage.

Where is the surname Cage most common?

Wikidata records people named Cage in the United States.

Is the surname Cage getting more or less common?

More common. 4,914 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,372 in 2010, up 9.3%.

The surname Cage

A French surname, carried by 5,372 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cage is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,372 people named Cage in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,473 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,914.

#6,345

rank among US surnames

5,372

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,377)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,341	Harney	5,376	57,430
#6,342	Schaaf	5,375	57,441
#6,344	Carino	5,373	57,462
#6,345	Cage	5,372	57,473
#6,346	Harness	5,371	57,484

Who is named Cage

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

55% of people named Cage identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 55%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Cages

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nicolas Cage
American actor (born 1964)
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
Michael Cage
American basketball player (born 1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cage

Cage has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cage come from?: Cage is French in origin.
How common is the surname Cage?: 5,372 people in the United States had the surname Cage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,473 Americans. It ranked 6,345th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cage?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Cage identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cage?: Nicolas Cage, American actor (born 1964), followed by John Cage.
Where is the surname Cage most common?: Wikidata records people named Cage in the United States.
Is the surname Cage getting more or less common?: More common. 4,914 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,372 in 2010, up 9.3%.