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    The surname Co

    A surname, carried by 2,642 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C000

    Co: #11,846 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Co #11,846, 2,642 people Co: #11,846 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Co #11,846, 2,642 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Co is more common than 92.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,642 people named Co in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,714.

    #11,846
    rank among US surnames
    2,642
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,652)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,839Begin2,644116,772
    #11,843Demuth2,643116,816
    #11,846Nordin2,642116,861

    Who is named Co

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

    78% of people named Co identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 78%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Co

    Co has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Co?
    2,642 people in the United States had the surname Co in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,861 Americans. It ranked 11,846th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Co?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Co identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Co getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,642 in 2010, up 54%.