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    The surname Colquitt

    A surname, carried by 2,465 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C423

    Colquitt: #12,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Colquitt #12,560, 2,465 people Colquitt: #12,560 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Colquitt #12,560, 2,465 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colquitt is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,465 people named Colquitt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,252 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,344.

    #12,560
    rank among US surnames
    2,465
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #12,189)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,554Crotts2,467125,150
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252
    #12,565Yandell2,464125,303
    #12,566Naples2,463125,353

    Who is named Colquitt

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

    51% of people named Colquitt identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 51%
    • White (not Hispanic) 43%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Colquitts

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Oscar Branch Colquitt
      American politician (1861-1940)
    • Dustin Colquitt
      American football punter, born 1982
    • Walter T. Colquitt
      American politician, 1799–1855

    Questions

    How common is the surname Colquitt?
    2,465 people in the United States had the surname Colquitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,252 Americans. It ranked 12,560th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Colquitt?
    In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Colquitt identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Colquitt?
    Oscar Branch Colquitt, American politician (1861-1940), followed by Dustin Colquitt.
    Where is the surname Colquitt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Colquitt in the United States.
    Is the surname Colquitt getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,344 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,465 in 2010, up 5.2%.