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    The surname Canterbury

    A surname, carried by 4,449 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C536

    Canterbury: #7,488 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Canterbury #7,488, 4,449 people Canterbury: #7,488 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Canterbury #7,488, 4,449 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canterbury is more common than 95.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,449 people named Canterbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,397 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,332.

    #7,488
    rank among US surnames
    4,449
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #7,112)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,485Smock4,45269,350
    #7,486Looper4,45169,365
    #7,487Garzon4,45069,381
    #7,488Leatherwood4,44969,397
    #7,490Maddux4,44869,412

    Who is named Canterbury

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

    94% of people named Canterbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Canterburys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chandler Canterbury
      American actor, born 1998
    • Henry O. Godwinn
      American professional wrestler, born 1964

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Canterbury

    Canterbury has the Soundex code C536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C536.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Canterbury?
    4,449 people in the United States had the surname Canterbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,397 Americans. It ranked 7,488th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Canterbury?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Canterbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Canterbury?
    Chandler Canterbury, American actor, followed by Henry O. Godwinn.
    Where is the surname Canterbury most common?
    Wikidata records people named Canterbury in the United States.
    Is the surname Canterbury getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,449 in 2010, up 2.7%.