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    The surname Colas

    A surname, carried by 1,323 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C420

    Colas: #20,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Colas #20,165, 1,323 people Colas: #20,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Colas #20,165, 1,323 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colas is more common than 87.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,323 people named Colas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,368 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 976.

    #20,165
    rank among US surnames
    1,323
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +35.6%
    change since 2000 (was #24,115)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,157Germaine1,324233,191
    #20,165Meckley1,323233,368
    #20,172Melchior1,322233,544

    Who is named Colas

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

    59% of people named Colas identified as Black (not Hispanic), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 59%
    • White (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Colass

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Fabienne Colas
      Actress, director and producer, born 1979

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Colas

    Colas has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Colas?
    1,323 people in the United States had the surname Colas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,368 Americans. It ranked 20,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Colas?
    In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Colas identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Colas?
    Fabienne Colas, actress, director and producer.
    Where is the surname Colas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Colas in Haiti.
    Is the surname Colas getting more or less common?
    More common. 976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,323 in 2010, up 36%.