How common is the surname Celeste?

1,398 people in the United States had the surname Celeste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. It ranked 19,348th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Celeste?

In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Celeste identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Celeste?

Arianny Celeste, American model.

Where is the surname Celeste most common?

Wikidata records people named Celeste in the United States.

Is the surname Celeste getting more or less common?

More common. 1,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,398 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Celeste also a first name?

Yes. Celeste is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Celeste

A surname, carried by 1,398 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C423 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Celeste is more common than 88.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,398 people named Celeste in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,233.

#19,348

rank among US surnames

1,398

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,111)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,341	Knapik	1,399	220,690
#19,348	Casarrubias	1,398	220,848

Who is named Celeste

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

73% of people named Celeste identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Celestes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arianny Celeste
American model, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Celeste

Celeste has the Soundex code C423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C423.

Questions

How common is the surname Celeste?: 1,398 people in the United States had the surname Celeste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. It ranked 19,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Celeste?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Celeste identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Celeste?: Arianny Celeste, American model.
Where is the surname Celeste most common?: Wikidata records people named Celeste in the United States.
Is the surname Celeste getting more or less common?: More common. 1,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,398 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Celeste also a first name?: Yes. Celeste is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.