Explore the Family Name Caissie

The meaning of Caissie

French Canadian: altered form of Irish Casey. Some characteristic forenames: French Aurel, Desire, Gilles, Maxime, Normand, Sylvain.

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How common is the last name Caissie in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Caissie has seen a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Caissie was ranked as the 41,060th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 43,077th place, a change of -4.91%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Caissie increased modestly from 501 in 2000 to 502 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 0.2%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 10.53% over the same period, falling from 0.19 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,060	#43,077	-4.91%
Count	501	502	0.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caissie

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Caissie identified as White, maintaining a steady percentage of 97.21% in both 2000 and 2010. There was no recorded change in the number of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname during this decade. There was, however, a decrease of 28.57% in the number of individuals identifying as two or more races, dropping from 1.40% in 2000 to 1.00% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census data introduced the category of Hispanic identity among those with the surname Caissie, accounting for 1.39% of the total. This category was not present in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	97.21%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.39%	0%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1%	-28.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%