How common is the surname Cahn?

1,358 people in the United States had the surname Cahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,353 Americans. It ranked 19,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cahn?

Edward L. Cahn, American film director and film editor (1899–1963), followed by John W. Cahn.

Where is the surname Cahn most common?

Wikidata records people named Cahn in the United States.

Is the surname Cahn getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,381 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,358 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Cahn

A surname, carried by 1,358 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cahn is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,358 people named Cahn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,353 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,381.

#19,803

rank among US surnames

1,358

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,461)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,796	Rua	1,359	227,186
#19,803	Cahn	1,358	227,353

Who is named Cahn

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

90% of people named Cahn identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Two or more races 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cahns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward L. Cahn
American film director and film editor (1899–1963)
John W. Cahn
American materials scientist (1928–2016)
Jonathan Cahn
American pastor & writer, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cahn

Cahn has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Questions

How common is the surname Cahn?: 1,358 people in the United States had the surname Cahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,353 Americans. It ranked 19,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cahn?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cahn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cahn?: Edward L. Cahn, American film director and film editor (1899–1963), followed by John W. Cahn.
Where is the surname Cahn most common?: Wikidata records people named Cahn in the United States.
Is the surname Cahn getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,381 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,358 in 2010, down 1.7%.