Explore the Family Name Catts

The meaning of Catts

1. English: variant of Catt, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. Probably an Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Katz, Dutch Kats, or German Götz (see Goetz).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Catts has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 55,003 in terms of prevalence, while dropping down to 56,836 in 2010, marking a 3.33% change. However, despite the dip in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased from 350 in 2000 to 359 in 2010, a 2.57% increase. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,003	#56,836	-3.33%
Count	350	359	2.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Catts

When it comes to ethnic identity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, a significant majority of individuals with the surname Catts identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.26% over the decade. In 2000, 89.71% identified as White, and in 2010 that number was 88.58%. The next largest group was those identifying as Black, making up 7.43% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 7.24% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a new appearance of individuals who identified as Hispanic, making up 2.23% of the total. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.71%	88.58%	-1.26%
Black	7.43%	7.24%	-2.56%
Hispanic	0%	2.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%