How common is the surname Coke?

2,820 people in the United States had the surname Coke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coke?

Richard Coke, American politician (1829-1897), followed by Phil Coke.

Where is the surname Coke most common?

Wikidata records people named Coke in the United States.

Is the surname Coke getting more or less common?

More common. 2,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Coke

A surname, carried by 2,820 people in the United States.

Pronounced /koʊk/ 1 syllable Soundex C200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coke is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,820 people named Coke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,513.

#11,209

rank among US surnames

2,820

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+12.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,492)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,200	Sweeten	2,822	109,407
#11,204	Castille	2,821	109,445
#11,209	Noone	2,820	109,484
#11,216	Dennard	2,819	109,523

Who is named Coke

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

66% of people named Coke identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cokes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Coke
American politician (1829-1897)
Phil Coke
American professional baseball pitcher, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coke

Coke 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 Coke?: 2,820 people in the United States had the surname Coke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,484 Americans. It ranked 11,209th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coke?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Coke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coke?: Richard Coke, American politician (1829-1897), followed by Phil Coke.
Where is the surname Coke most common?: Wikidata records people named Coke in the United States.
How do you pronounce Coke?: Coke is /koʊk/, one syllable.
Is the surname Coke getting more or less common?: More common. 2,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,820 in 2010, up 12%.