How Many People Have the Last Name Cole?
people had the surname Cole in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,511 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
White
Change Since 2000
+7,496 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cole (75.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cole ranks #88. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.6% to 75.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cole grew from 187,793 people in 2000 to 195,289 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #116 to #126. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 69.61 to 66.2 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 187,793 | 195,289 |
| Rank | #116 | #126 |
| Per 100,000 people | 69.61 | 66.2 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Cole
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Cole: C400
👤 Cole as a First Name
Cole is a first name too: about 150,841 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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