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    The surname Cephas

    A surname, carried by 1,826 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C120

    Cephas: #15,912 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Cephas #15,912, 1,826 people Cephas: #15,912 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Cephas #15,912, 1,826 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cephas is more common than 90.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,826 people named Cephas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,626.

    #15,912
    rank among US surnames
    1,826
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.3%
    change since 2000 (was #16,314)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,903Hohl1,828168,898
    #15,907Mullican1,827168,990
    #15,912Sautter1,826169,083

    Who is named Cephas

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

    91% of people named Cephas identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.6% as two or more races and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Two or more races 3.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Cephass

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jasmine Cephas-Jones
      British actress, born 1989

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cephas

    Cephas has the Soundex code C120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C120.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Cephas?
    1,826 people in the United States had the surname Cephas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cephas?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cephas identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Cephas?
    Jasmine Cephas-Jones, British actress.
    Where is the surname Cephas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cephas in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Cephas getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 12%.