How Many People Have the Last Name Colson?

9,710

people had the surname Colson in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 30,395 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,666

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

3.29

In 2010

Largest Group

77%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.6%

+337 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Colson (77%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Colson ranks #2,756. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 79.1% to 77%.

White 77%
Black 17.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Colson grew from 9,373 people in 2000 to 9,710 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #3,488 to #3,666. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.47 to 3.29 people per 100,000.

20002010
People9,3739,710
Rank#3,488#3,666
Per 100,000 people3.473.29

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Colson

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,663Kelleher9,714
#3,664Counts9,713
#3,665Mancuso9,711
#3,666Noyes9,710
#3,666Colson9,710
#3,668Heckman9,709
#3,668Mosqueda9,709

👤 Colson as a First Name

Colson is a first name too: about 9,646 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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