How common is the surname Casimir?

1,936 people in the United States had the surname Casimir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. It ranked 15,217th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Casimir getting more or less common?

More common. 1,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,936 in 2010, up 33%.

Is Casimir also a first name?

Yes. Casimir is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Casimir

A surname, carried by 1,936 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C256 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Casimir is more common than 90.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,936 people named Casimir in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,460.

#15,217

rank among US surnames

1,936

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+32.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,702)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,210	Schnur	1,937	159,394
#15,217	Nathanson	1,936	159,476
#15,221	Gula	1,935	159,558
#15,223	Rosenberry	1,934	159,641

Who is named Casimir

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

81% of people named Casimir identified as Black (not Hispanic), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 81%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Casimir

Casimir has the Soundex code C256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C256.

Questions

How common is the surname Casimir?: 1,936 people in the United States had the surname Casimir in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,476 Americans. It ranked 15,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Casimir?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Casimir identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Casimir getting more or less common?: More common. 1,460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,936 in 2010, up 33%.
Is Casimir also a first name?: Yes. Casimir is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.