How common is the surname Couture?

8,508 people in the United States had the surname Couture in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,289 Americans. It ranked 4,165th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Couture?

Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist.

Where is the surname Couture most common?

Wikidata records people named Couture in the United States.

Is the surname Couture getting more or less common?

More common. 8,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,508 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Couture

A French surname, carried by 8,508 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Couture is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Couture.

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 8,508 people named Couture in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,289 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,222.

#4,165

rank among US surnames

8,508

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,967)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,156	Wozniak	8,526	36,212
#4,157	Mosier	8,522	36,229
#4,159	Petrie	8,520	36,238
#4,160	Elliot	8,518	36,246
#4,162	Fullerton	8,517	36,251
#4,163	Sharkey	8,514	36,263
#4,164	Schulze	8,509	36,285

Who is named Couture

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

94% of people named Couture identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coutures

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Randy Couture
American mixed martial artist, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Couture

Cotter

Couture has the Soundex code C360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C360.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Couture come from?: Borrowed from French Couture.
How common is the surname Couture?: 8,508 people in the United States had the surname Couture in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,289 Americans. It ranked 4,165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Couture?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Couture identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Couture?: Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist.
Where is the surname Couture most common?: Wikidata records people named Couture in the United States.
Is the surname Couture getting more or less common?: More common. 8,222 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,508 in 2010, up 3.5%.