How common is the surname Cathey?

8,779 people in the United States had the surname Cathey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,169 Americans. It ranked 4,048th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cathey?

Reg E. Cathey, American actor (1958-2018).

Where is the surname Cathey most common?

Wikidata records people named Cathey in the United States.

Is the surname Cathey getting more or less common?

More common. 8,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,779 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Cathey

A surname, carried by 8,779 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cathey is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,779 people named Cathey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,169 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,538.

#4,048

rank among US surnames

8,779

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,815)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,039	Lehmann	8,799	35,089
#4,040	Worthy	8,795	35,105
#4,041	Langdon	8,794	35,109
#4,042	Jara	8,790	35,125
#4,043	Flanders	8,787	35,137
#4,044	Showalter	8,786	35,141
#4,045	Robinette	8,784	35,149

Who is named Cathey

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

70% of people named Cathey identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Catheys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reg E. Cathey
American actor (1958-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cathey

Cathey 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 Cathey?: 8,779 people in the United States had the surname Cathey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,169 Americans. It ranked 4,048th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cathey?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Cathey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cathey?: Reg E. Cathey, American actor (1958-2018).
Where is the surname Cathey most common?: Wikidata records people named Cathey in the United States.
Is the surname Cathey getting more or less common?: More common. 8,538 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,779 in 2010, up 2.8%.