How common is the surname Cassady?

4,519 people in the United States had the surname Cassady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,322 Americans. It ranked 7,369th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cassady?

Neal Cassady, American writer (1926–1968), followed by Carolyn Cassady.

Where is the surname Cassady most common?

Wikidata records people named Cassady in the United States.

Is the surname Cassady getting more or less common?

More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,519 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Cassady

A surname, carried by 4,519 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cassady is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,519 people named Cassady in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,322 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,362.

#7,369

rank among US surnames

4,519

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,366	Midkiff	4,523	68,261
#7,367	Duck	4,521	68,291
#7,368	Eckhardt	4,520	68,307
#7,369	Cassady	4,519	68,322
#7,373	Zander	4,518	68,337

Who is named Cassady

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

93% of people named Cassady identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cassadys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968)
Carolyn Cassady
American writer (1923–2013)
Howard Cassady
American football player (1934–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cassady

Cassady has the Soundex code C230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C230.

Questions

How common is the surname Cassady?: 4,519 people in the United States had the surname Cassady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,322 Americans. It ranked 7,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cassady?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cassady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Cassady?: Neal Cassady, American writer (1926–1968), followed by Carolyn Cassady.
Where is the surname Cassady most common?: Wikidata records people named Cassady in the United States.
Is the surname Cassady getting more or less common?: More common. 4,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,519 in 2010, up 3.6%.