How common is the surname Coby?

1,061 people in the United States had the surname Coby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Coby getting more or less common?

More common. 942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Coby also a first name?

Yes. Coby 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 Coby

A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C100 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). Coby is more common than 85.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,061 people named Coby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 942.

#23,817

rank among US surnames

1,061

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,807)

Who is named Coby

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

43% of people named Coby identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 43%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coby

Coby has the Soundex code C100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C100.

Questions

How common is the surname Coby?: 1,061 people in the United States had the surname Coby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coby?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Coby identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Coby getting more or less common?: More common. 942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Coby also a first name?: Yes. Coby 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.