Explore the Family Name Cephus

The meaning of Cephus

African American: from the personal name Cephus, a variant of the Biblical name Cephas. Compare Sephus 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cephus has seen a considerable increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Cephus was ranked as the 27,526th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 824 instances of its use. By 2010, it had moved up to the 25,171st spot, representing an 8.56% increase in rank. The actual count of people bearing this surname also grew by 19.54%, from 824 in 2000 to 985 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people increased from 0.31 to 0.33 during this decade, marking a rise of 6.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#25,171	8.56%
Count	824	985	19.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.33	6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cephus

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cephus, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been some variation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black (91.87%). This figure decreased slightly to 91.57% in 2010. A minor share of people with this surname identified as White, decreasing from 4.13% in 2000 to 2.84% in 2010. Over the decade, there was an increase in the number identifying as Hispanic (from 1.58% to 2.13%) and those identifying as two or more races (from 2.06% to 2.44%). Notably, no individuals with the surname Cephus identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but this changed in 2010, registering 0.51% for both ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	91.87%	91.57%	-0.33%
White	4.13%	2.84%	-31.23%
Two or More Races	2.06%	2.44%	18.45%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.13%	34.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.51%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.51%	0%