How common is the surname Colter?

3,705 people in the United States had the surname Colter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,332 Americans. It ranked 8,843rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colter?

Mike Colter, American actor, followed by Mary Colter.

Where is the surname Colter most common?

Wikidata records people named Colter in the United States.

Is the surname Colter getting more or less common?

More common. 3,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,705 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Colter

A surname, carried by 3,705 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colter is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,705 people named Colter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,332 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,436.

#8,843

rank among US surnames

3,705

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,784)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,834	Stiltner	3,709	83,242
#8,841	Pinkham	3,706	83,310
#8,843	Colter	3,705	83,332
#8,844	Cusack	3,704	83,355
#8,848	Sweatt	3,703	83,377
#8,850	Dunston	3,702	83,400

Who is named Colter

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

57% of people named Colter identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Colter
American actor, born 1976
Mary Colter
American architect and designer (1869–1958)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colter

Colter has the Soundex code C436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C436.

Questions

How common is the surname Colter?: 3,705 people in the United States had the surname Colter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,332 Americans. It ranked 8,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colter?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Colter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colter?: Mike Colter, American actor, followed by Mary Colter.
Where is the surname Colter most common?: Wikidata records people named Colter in the United States.
Is the surname Colter getting more or less common?: More common. 3,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,705 in 2010, up 7.8%.