How Many People Have the Last Name Cato?
people had the surname Cato in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 35,587 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+358 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cato (55.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 36.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cato ranks #3,241. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 58.3% to 55.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cato grew from 7,940 people in 2000 to 8,298 in 2010 (up 4.5%), and its rank fell from #4,125 to #4,285. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.94 to 2.81 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,940 | 8,298 |
| Rank | #4,125 | #4,285 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.94 | 2.81 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Cato
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Cato: C300
👤 Cato as a First Name
Cato is a first name too: about 536 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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