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    The surname Catterson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 577 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C362

    Catterson: #38,389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Catterson #38,389, 577 people Catterson: #38,389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Catterson #38,389, 577 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Catterson is more common than 76.3% of them.

    Origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Uaitéir (“son of Walter”) + the patronymic suffix -son.

    Catterson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 577 people named Catterson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 535,088 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 558.

    #38,389
    rank among US surnames
    577
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #37,534)

    Who is named Catterson

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

    93% of people named Catterson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Catterson come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Uaitéir (“son of Walter”) + the patronymic suffix -son.
    How common is the surname Catterson?
    577 people in the United States had the surname Catterson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 535,088 Americans. It ranked 38,389th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Catterson?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Catterson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Catterson?
    Catterson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Catterson getting more or less common?
    More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 577 in 2010, up 3.4%.