How common is the surname Cagle?

17,647 people in the United States had the surname Cagle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,496 Americans. It ranked 2,039th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cagle?

Yvonne Cagle, African American astronaut, followed by Harold Cagle.

Where is the surname Cagle most common?

Wikidata records people named Cagle in the United States.

Is the surname Cagle getting more or less common?

More common. 17,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,647 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Cagle

A German surname, carried by 17,647 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cagle is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized form of German Kagel.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,647 people named Cagle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,496 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,380.

#2,039

rank among US surnames

17,647

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,030	Munson	17,745	17,399
#2,031	Eason	17,714	17,429
#2,032	Keene	17,711	17,432
#2,033	Shearer	17,707	17,436
#2,035	Cerda	17,703	17,440
#2,036	Lo	17,687	17,456
#2,037	Marcus	17,671	17,472

Who is named Cagle

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

91% of people named Cagle identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cagles

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yvonne Cagle
African American astronaut, born 1959
Harold Cagle
American sprinter (1913-1977)
Chris Cagle
American musician, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cagle

Casale

Cagle has the Soundex code C240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C240.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cagle come from?: Americanized form of German Kagel.
How common is the surname Cagle?: 17,647 people in the United States had the surname Cagle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,496 Americans. It ranked 2,039th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cagle?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cagle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cagle?: Yvonne Cagle, African American astronaut, followed by Harold Cagle.
Where is the surname Cagle most common?: Wikidata records people named Cagle in the United States.
Is the surname Cagle getting more or less common?: More common. 17,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,647 in 2010, up 1.5%.