How common is the surname Catchings?

1,959 people in the United States had the surname Catchings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,604 Americans. It ranked 15,063rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Catchings?

Tamika Catchings, American Hall of Fame basketball player, followed by Harvey Catchings.

Where is the surname Catchings most common?

Wikidata records people named Catchings in the United States.

Is the surname Catchings getting more or less common?

More common. 1,842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,959 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Catchings

A surname, carried by 1,959 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Catchings is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,959 people named Catchings in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,604 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,842.

#15,063

rank among US surnames

1,959

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #14,783)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,056	Goetsch	1,961	157,443
#15,060	Bien	1,960	157,523
#15,063	Yohn	1,959	157,604
#15,066	Mitra	1,958	157,684

Who is named Catchings

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

74% of people named Catchings identified as Black (not Hispanic), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Catchingss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tamika Catchings
American Hall of Fame basketball player, born 1979
Harvey Catchings
American basketball player, born 1951

Questions

How common is the surname Catchings?: 1,959 people in the United States had the surname Catchings in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,604 Americans. It ranked 15,063rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Catchings?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Catchings identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Catchings?: Tamika Catchings, American Hall of Fame basketball player, followed by Harvey Catchings.
Where is the surname Catchings most common?: Wikidata records people named Catchings in the United States.
Is the surname Catchings getting more or less common?: More common. 1,842 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,959 in 2010, up 6.4%.