How common is the surname Constable?

3,125 people in the United States had the surname Constable in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,799 Americans. It ranked 10,310th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Constable?

Patrick Constable, Australian cyclist.

Where is the surname Constable most common?

Wikidata records people named Constable in Australia.

Is the surname Constable getting more or less common?

More common. 2,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,125 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Constable

A French occupational surname, carried by 3,125 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Constable is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

An English surname originating as an occupation from Old French conestable (“constable”).

Constable is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,125 people named Constable in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,799 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,925.

#10,310

rank among US surnames

3,125

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,133)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,301	Massengale	3,128	98,704
#10,302	Brandes	3,127	98,735
#10,306	Elson	3,126	98,767
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862

Who is named Constable

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

89% of people named Constable identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Constables

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patrick Constable
Australian cyclist, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Constable

Constable has the Soundex code C523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C523.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Constable come from?: Constable is French in origin.
How common is the surname Constable?: 3,125 people in the United States had the surname Constable in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,799 Americans. It ranked 10,310th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Constable?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Constable identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Constable?: Patrick Constable, Australian cyclist.
Where is the surname Constable most common?: Wikidata records people named Constable in Australia.
What type of surname is Constable?: Constable is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Constable getting more or less common?: More common. 2,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,125 in 2010, up 6.8%.