How Many People Have the Last Name Cate?

4,987

people had the surname Cate in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 59,172 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#6,763

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

1.69

In 2010

Largest Group

90.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.9%

+142 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Cate (90.9%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cate ranks #5,209. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.

White 90.9%
Black 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%

📈 Change Since 2000

Cate grew from 4,845 people in 2000 to 4,987 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #6,463 to #6,763. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.8 to 1.69 people per 100,000.

20002010
People4,8454,987
Rank#6,463#6,763
Per 100,000 people1.81.69

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Cate

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#6,757Woodford4,989
#6,761Bergmann4,988
#6,761Zendejas4,988
#6,763Cate4,987
#6,764Toms4,986
#6,765Crumpton4,985
#6,766Broadnax4,983

👤 Cate as a First Name

Cate is a first name too: about 1,772 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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