Surname Checker / Cates
How Common Is the Last Name Cates?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Cates today
20,140
Ranked #1,984 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.17 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 18,190 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
86.89%
Black
6.94%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.64%
Hispanic
2.7%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.