Explore the Family Name Caye

The meaning of Caye

1. French (mainly Lorraine): possibly a topographic name from Old French caie ‘sandbank, dike’. 2. French: nickname from dialect caye ‘sow’. 3. Possibly also an altered form of French Caille or Caillet (or of some other like-sounding surname); compare Caya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caye has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 62,046 in prevalence, but by 2010, the surname had climbed to rank 60,505, indicating a 2.48% increase in its popularity. The count of individuals with this last name also increased from 302 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, reflecting a 10.26% spike.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#60,505	2.48%
Count	302	333	10.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caye

The ethnic identity tied to the surname Caye, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. While there was no recorded percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of Hispanic ethnicity in either year, and those identifying with two or more races remained static at zero, there were notable shifts among other groups. Individuals identifying as White decreased from 84.44% in 2000 to 80.18% in 2010, a drop of 5.05%. Meanwhile, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a significant increase from 10.26% to 16.52%, marking a substantial growth of 61.01%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black in 2000 was 3.31%, but data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.44%	80.18%	-5.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	10.26%	16.52%	61.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.31%	0%	0%