How common is the surname Catt?

2,044 people in the United States had the surname Catt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,050 Americans. It ranked 14,571st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Catt?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Catt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Catt?

Carrie Chapman Catt, American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).

Where is the surname Catt most common?

Wikidata records people named Catt in the United States.

Is the surname Catt getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,096 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,044 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Catt

A surname, carried by 2,044 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). Catt is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,044 people named Catt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,050 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,096.

#14,571

rank among US surnames

2,044

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,341)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,564	Copas	2,046	150,902
#14,570	Amy	2,045	150,976
#14,571	Varughese	2,044	151,050
#14,579	Boysen	2,043	151,124

Who is named Catt

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

91% of people named Catt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Catts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Catt

Catt 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 Catt?: 2,044 people in the United States had the surname Catt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,050 Americans. It ranked 14,571st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Catt?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Catt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Catt?: Carrie Chapman Catt, American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947).
Where is the surname Catt most common?: Wikidata records people named Catt in the United States.
Is the surname Catt getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,096 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,044 in 2010, down 2.5%.