How common is the surname Caine?

4,343 people in the United States had the surname Caine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,090 Americans. It ranked 7,647th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caine?

Uri Caine, American pianist and composer (born 1956), followed by Rachel Caine.

Where is the surname Caine most common?

Wikidata records people named Caine in the United States.

Is the surname Caine getting more or less common?

More common. 4,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,343 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Caine

A surname, carried by 4,343 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). Caine is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,343 people named Caine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,090 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,066.

#7,647

rank among US surnames

4,343

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,641	Walcott	4,346	71,041
#7,643	Kerby	4,345	71,058
#7,644	Ito	4,344	71,074
#7,647	Carlsen	4,343	71,090
#7,650	McGuinness	4,342	71,107
#7,652	Lent	4,341	71,123

Who is named Caine

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

70% of people named Caine identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caines

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Uri Caine
American pianist and composer (born 1956)
Rachel Caine
American author, 1962–2020
Georgia Caine
American actress (1876-1964)
Howard Caine
American actor (1926–1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caine

Caine 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 Caine?: 4,343 people in the United States had the surname Caine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,090 Americans. It ranked 7,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caine?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Caine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caine?: Uri Caine, American pianist and composer (born 1956), followed by Rachel Caine.
Where is the surname Caine most common?: Wikidata records people named Caine in the United States.
Is the surname Caine getting more or less common?: More common. 4,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,343 in 2010, up 6.8%.