How common is the surname Captain?

1,192 people in the United States had the surname Captain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Captain getting more or less common?

More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Captain

A surname, carried by 1,192 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C135

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Captain is more common than 86.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,192 people named Captain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,098.

#21,811

rank among US surnames

1,192

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #22,011)

Who is named Captain

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

53% of people named Captain identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9.7%
Two or more races 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Captain?: 1,192 people in the United States had the surname Captain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Captain?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Captain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Captain getting more or less common?: More common. 1,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 8.6%.