Explore the Family Name Casson

The meaning of Casson

1. English (northwestern): from the Middle English female personal name Casse (probably a pet form of Cassandra; see Cass) + son, hence ‘son of Casse’. Alternatively, a variant of Catson, ‘son of Cat(t)e’, from a pet form of the Middle English female personal name Catelin (see Catt 2 and Catlin) + son. 2. Irish (Mayo and Leitrim): variant of Cashin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Casson's popularity has seen a slight decline in rank from 14,370 in 2000 to 14,507 in 2010, marking a change of -0.95%. However, the count of people carrying the Casson surname increased from 1,910 in 2000 to 2,056 in 2010, demonstrating a growth of 7.64%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decrease of -1.41% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,370	#14,507	-0.95%
Count	1,910	2,056	7.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.7	-1.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Casson

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Casson surname identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 82.77% in 2000 to 80.45% in 2010. A notable increase was observed within the Hispanic sector, which jumped from 1.1% to 2.53%, indicating a 130% change. The number of those identifying as Black remained stable, with a minor decrease from 13.77% to 13.67%. There was also an increase in individuals reporting as two or more races, rising from 1.47% to 2.09%. However, there were no reports of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities associated with the Casson surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.77%	80.45%	-2.8%
Black	13.77%	13.67%	-0.73%
Hispanic	1.1%	2.53%	130%
Two or More Races	1.47%	2.09%	42.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%