How common is the surname Cate?

4,987 people in the United States had the surname Cate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,910 Americans. It ranked 6,763rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cate?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Cate most common?

Wikidata records people named Cate in the United States.

Is the surname Cate getting more or less common?

More common. 4,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,987 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Cate

A surname, carried by 4,987 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cate is more common than 95.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,987 people named Cate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,910 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,845.

#6,763

rank among US surnames

4,987

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,463)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,755	Boley	4,990	61,873
#6,757	Gott	4,989	61,885
#6,761	Zendejas	4,988	61,898
#6,763	Cate	4,987	61,910
#6,764	Toms	4,986	61,922
#6,765	Crumpton	4,985	61,935

Who is named Cate

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

91% of people named Cate identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cates

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Field Cate
Actor, born 1997

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cate

Cate has the Soundex code C300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C300.

Questions

How common is the surname Cate?: 4,987 people in the United States had the surname Cate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,910 Americans. It ranked 6,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cate?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cate?: Field Cate, actor.
Where is the surname Cate most common?: Wikidata records people named Cate in the United States.
Is the surname Cate getting more or less common?: More common. 4,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,987 in 2010, up 2.9%.