How common is the surname Caouette?

1,190 people in the United States had the surname Caouette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caouette?

Jonathan Caouette, American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Where is the surname Caouette most common?

Wikidata records people named Caouette in the United States.

Is the surname Caouette getting more or less common?

More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Caouette

A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caouette is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,190 people named Caouette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

#21,842

rank among US surnames

1,190

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #20,711)

Who is named Caouette

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

94% of people named Caouette identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as two or more races and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caouettes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Caouette
American film director, screenwriter and film producer, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caouette

Caouette has the Soundex code C300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C300.

Questions

How common is the surname Caouette?: 1,190 people in the United States had the surname Caouette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caouette?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Caouette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Caouette?: Jonathan Caouette, American film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Where is the surname Caouette most common?: Wikidata records people named Caouette in the United States.
Is the surname Caouette getting more or less common?: More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 0.3%.