How common is the surname Coca?

2,162 people in the United States had the surname Coca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,806 Americans. It ranked 13,955th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coca?

Imogene Coca, American comic actress (1908–2001).

Where is the surname Coca most common?

Wikidata records people named Coca in the United States.

Is the surname Coca getting more or less common?

More common. 1,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,162 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Coca

A surname, carried by 2,162 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coca is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,162 people named Coca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,806 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,582.

#13,955

rank among US surnames

2,162

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+36.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,665)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,949	Sherpa	2,164	142,674
#13,953	Kurian	2,163	142,739
#13,955	Wallick	2,162	142,806
#13,959	Milliron	2,161	142,872
#13,964	Buentello	2,160	142,938

Who is named Coca

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

79% of people named Coca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cocas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Imogene Coca
American comic actress (1908–2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Coca

Coca has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

How common is the surname Coca?: 2,162 people in the United States had the surname Coca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,806 Americans. It ranked 13,955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coca?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Coca identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coca?: Imogene Coca, American comic actress (1908–2001).
Where is the surname Coca most common?: Wikidata records people named Coca in the United States.
Is the surname Coca getting more or less common?: More common. 1,582 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,162 in 2010, up 37%.