Last Name CATON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Caton, a chapelry in the parish of Lancaster.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian

Rank 5,756 (2000 US census) 5,631 (1990 US census)
Count 5,508 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.96%, or 5010 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.52%, or 194 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.47%, or 26 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.38%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.69%, or 93 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.98%, or 164 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest baby names

 The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

Shortest baby names

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