How common is the surname Cane?

2,605 people in the United States had the surname Cane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. It ranked 11,988th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cane?

Miguel Cané, Argentine politician (1851-1905).

Where is the surname Cane most common?

Wikidata records people named Cane in Argentina.

Is the surname Cane getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,605 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Cane

A surname, carried by 2,605 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). Cane is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,605 people named Cane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,943.

#11,988

rank among US surnames

2,605

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-11.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,097)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,982	McCay	2,607	118,429
#11,984	Laclair	2,606	118,475
#11,988	Burchard	2,605	118,520
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566

Who is named Cane

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

72% of people named Cane identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Canes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miguel Cané
Argentine politician (1851-1905)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cane

Cane 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 Cane?: 2,605 people in the United States had the surname Cane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,520 Americans. It ranked 11,988th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cane?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Cane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cane?: Miguel Cané, Argentine politician (1851-1905).
Where is the surname Cane most common?: Wikidata records people named Cane in Argentina.
Is the surname Cane getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,605 in 2010, down 12%.