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    The surname Cayetano

    A surname, carried by 2,167 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C350

    Cayetano: #13,933 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cayetano #13,933, 2,167 people Cayetano: #13,933 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cayetano #13,933, 2,167 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cayetano is more common than 91.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,167 people named Cayetano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,476 Americans. That is up 80% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,201.

    #13,933
    rank among US surnames
    2,167
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +80.4%
    change since 2000 (was #20,528)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,926Kelliher2,168142,410
    #13,933Flippo2,167142,476
    #13,938Duplantis2,166142,542

    Who is named Cayetano

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

    69% of people named Cayetano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 69%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
    • Two or more races 3.3%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Cayetanos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ben Cayetano
      American politician, born 1939

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cayetano

    Cayetano 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 Cayetano?
    2,167 people in the United States had the surname Cayetano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,476 Americans. It ranked 13,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cayetano?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Cayetano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Cayetano?
    Ben Cayetano, American politician.
    Where is the surname Cayetano most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cayetano in the United States.
    Is the surname Cayetano getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,167 in 2010, up 80%.