How common is the surname Caton?

5,467 people in the United States had the surname Caton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,474 Americans. It ranked 6,247th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Caton?

Miles Caton, American musician, followed by Michael Caton.

Where is the surname Caton most common?

Wikidata records people named Caton in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Caton getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,467 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Caton

A surname, carried by 5,467 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caton is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,467 people named Caton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,474 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,508.

#6,247

rank among US surnames

5,467

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,756)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,238	Carothers	5,480	56,340
#6,239	Chartier	5,479	56,351
#6,240	Ruano	5,478	56,361
#6,241	Soler	5,477	56,371
#6,242	Lenhart	5,476	56,382
#6,244	Baber	5,474	56,402
#6,245	Lefevre	5,472	56,423

Who is named Caton

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

87% of people named Caton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Catons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miles Caton
American musician, born 2005
Michael Caton
Australian actor, born 1943

Notable Catons come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caton

Caton has the Soundex code C350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C350.

Questions

How common is the surname Caton?: 5,467 people in the United States had the surname Caton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,474 Americans. It ranked 6,247th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caton?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Caton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Caton?: Miles Caton, American musician, followed by Michael Caton.
Where is the surname Caton most common?: Wikidata records people named Caton in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Caton getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,467 in 2010, down 0.7%.