Explore the Family Name Chilcoat

The meaning of Chilcoat

Altered form of English Chilcote.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Chilcoat' decreased slightly between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,350th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, its rank had slipped to 25,003, a decrease of 7.08%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also showed a slight decline from 1,016 in 2000 to 994 in 2010, a reduction of 2.17%. Likewise, the proportion of people named Chilcoat per 100,000 population decreased by 10.53% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,350	#25,003	-7.08%
Count	1,016	994	-2.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.34	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chilcoat

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Chilcoat'. In 2000, the overwhelming majority (96.75%) of individuals with this surname identified as White, however, this percentage dropped slightly to 94.57% in 2010. During the same period, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Two or more races, rising from 1.48% to 2.72%, an increase of 83.78%. There was also a marked increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.69% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010, a change of 118.84%. A small percentage (0.50%) identified as Black in 2010, where no such identification was recorded in 2000. On the other hand, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000 (0.49%) were not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	94.57%	-2.25%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.72%	83.78%
Hispanic	0.69%	1.51%	118.84%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0%	0%