How common is the surname César?

3,904 people in the United States had the surname César in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. It ranked 8,458th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named César?

Roberto César, Brazilian association football player, followed by Bruno César.

Where is the surname César most common?

Wikidata records people named César in Brazil.

Is the surname César getting more or less common?

More common. 2,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,904 in 2010, up 41%.

Is César also a first name?

Yes. César 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 César

A surname, carried by 3,904 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C260 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). César is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,904 people named César in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,767.

#8,458

rank among US surnames

3,904

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+41.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,627)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,453	Pollak	3,908	79,003
#8,455	Edson	3,906	79,044
#8,456	Gilreath	3,905	79,064
#8,458	Danna	3,904	79,084
#8,464	Grimmett	3,903	79,105
#8,467	Vineyard	3,901	79,145

Who is named César

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

41% of people named César identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 24% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 41%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Césars

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roberto César
Brazilian association football player, born 1985
Bruno César
Brazilian footballer, born 1988
Chico César
Brazilian singer-songwriter, born 1964
Roberto César
Brazilian footballer (born 1955)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like César

César has the Soundex code C260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C260.

Questions

How common is the surname César?: 3,904 people in the United States had the surname César in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,084 Americans. It ranked 8,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname César?: In the 2010 Census, 41% of people named César identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named César?: Roberto César, Brazilian association football player, followed by Bruno César.
Where is the surname César most common?: Wikidata records people named César in Brazil.
Is the surname César getting more or less common?: More common. 2,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,904 in 2010, up 41%.
Is César also a first name?: Yes. César 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.