Surname Checker / Cole
How Common Is the Last Name Cole?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Cole today
216,229
Ranked #126 of 162,254 published surnames · 66.2 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 195,289 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.33%
Black
18.89%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.55%
Hispanic
2.41%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.