How common is the surname Case?

39,319 people in the United States had the surname Case in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,852 Americans. It ranked 885th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Case?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Case identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Case?

Neko Case, American singer-songwriter, followed by Sharon Case.

Where is the surname Case most common?

Wikidata records people named Case in the United States, Australia and Brazil.

Is the surname Case getting more or less common?

More common. 38,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,319 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Case

A surname, carried by 39,319 people in the United States.

Pronounced /keɪs/ 1 syllable Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Case is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 39,319 people named Case in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,852 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 38,759.

#885

rank among US surnames

39,319

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#876	Everett	39,593	7,798
#877	Ventura	39,580	7,801
#878	Avery	39,564	7,804
#879	Pugh	39,559	7,805
#880	Mayer	39,555	7,805
#881	Bender	39,551	7,806
#882	Shepard	39,430	7,830

Who is named Case

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

92% of people named Case identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cases

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neko Case
American singer-songwriter, born 1970
Sharon Case
American actress, born 1971
Ed Case
American politician, born 1952
Ross Case
Australian tennis player, born 1951
Regina Casé
Brazilian actress, born 1954
Amber Case
American anthropologist, born 1987
Kathleen Case
American Film and Television Actress (1933-1979)
Clifford P. Case
American politician (1904-1982)
Carlotta Case Hall
American botanist (1880-1949)
Anne Case
American economist, born 1958
Anna Case
American opera singer, 1888–1984

Notable Cases come mostly from the United States (9), Australia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Case

Case has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

How common is the surname Case?: 39,319 people in the United States had the surname Case in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,852 Americans. It ranked 885th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Case?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Case identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Case?: Neko Case, American singer-songwriter, followed by Sharon Case.
Where is the surname Case most common?: Wikidata records people named Case in the United States, Australia and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Case?: Case is /keɪs/, one syllable.
Is the surname Case getting more or less common?: More common. 38,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,319 in 2010, up 1.4%.