How common is the surname Cessna?

2,407 people in the United States had the surname Cessna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,270 Americans. It ranked 12,812th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cessna?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cessna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cessna?

Clyde Cessna, American aircraft designer (1879-1954).

Where is the surname Cessna most common?

Wikidata records people named Cessna in the United States.

How do you pronounce Cessna?

Cessna is /ˈsɛsnə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Cessna getting more or less common?

More common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,407 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Cessna

A surname, carried by 2,407 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɛsnə/ 2 syllables Soundex C250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cessna is more common than 92.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,407 people named Cessna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 128,270 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,288.

#12,812

rank among US surnames

2,407

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,443)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,807	Loose	2,408	128,217
#12,812	Benard	2,407	128,270
#12,817	Carew	2,406	128,323
#12,821	Brugger	2,405	128,377

Who is named Cessna

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

95% of people named Cessna identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cessnas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clyde Cessna
American aircraft designer (1879-1954)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cessna

Cessna has the Soundex code C250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C250.

Questions

How common is the surname Cessna?: 2,407 people in the United States had the surname Cessna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,270 Americans. It ranked 12,812th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cessna?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Cessna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cessna?: Clyde Cessna, American aircraft designer (1879-1954).
Where is the surname Cessna most common?: Wikidata records people named Cessna in the United States.
How do you pronounce Cessna?: Cessna is /ˈsɛsnə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Cessna getting more or less common?: More common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,407 in 2010, up 5.2%.