How common is the surname Celestine?

4,680 people in the United States had the surname Celestine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. It ranked 7,145th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Celestine?

In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Celestine identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Celestine getting more or less common?

More common. 3,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,680 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Celestine also a first name?

Yes. Celestine 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 Celestine

A surname, carried by 4,680 people in the United States.

4 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). Celestine is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,680 people named Celestine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,137.

#7,145

rank among US surnames

4,680

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+49.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,506)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,141	Revels	4,683	65,929
#7,142	Kunkle	4,682	65,943
#7,143	Kulp	4,681	65,957
#7,145	Weng	4,680	65,971
#7,148	Toribio	4,679	65,985

Who is named Celestine

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

68% of people named Celestine identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Celestine

Celestine 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 Celestine?: 4,680 people in the United States had the surname Celestine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,971 Americans. It ranked 7,145th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Celestine?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Celestine identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Celestine getting more or less common?: More common. 3,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,680 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Celestine also a first name?: Yes. Celestine 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.