How common is the surname Cordray?

2,098 people in the United States had the surname Cordray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. It ranked 14,274th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cordray?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cordray identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cordray?

Richard Cordray, American lawyer and politician.

Where is the surname Cordray most common?

Wikidata records people named Cordray in the United States.

Is the surname Cordray getting more or less common?

More common. 1,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,098 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Cordray

A surname, carried by 2,098 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cordray is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,098 people named Cordray in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,923.

#14,274

rank among US surnames

2,098

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,288)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162
#14,279	Wiersma	2,097	147,232

Who is named Cordray

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

90% of people named Cordray identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cordrays

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Cordray
American lawyer and politician, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cordray

Cordray has the Soundex code C636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C636.

Questions

How common is the surname Cordray?: 2,098 people in the United States had the surname Cordray in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,162 Americans. It ranked 14,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cordray?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cordray identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cordray?: Richard Cordray, American lawyer and politician.
Where is the surname Cordray most common?: Wikidata records people named Cordray in the United States.
Is the surname Cordray getting more or less common?: More common. 1,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,098 in 2010, up 9.1%.