How Many People Have the Last Name Cao?
people had the surname Cao in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 16,260 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+7,032 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cao (95.2%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Cao ranks #82. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cao grew from 11,106 people in 2000 to 18,138 in 2010 (up 63.3%), and its rank rose from #2,986 to #1,989.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 11,106 | 18,138 |
| Rank | #2,986 | #1,989 |
| Per 100,000 people | 4.12 | 6.15 |
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Same Soundex code as Cao: C000
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