Explore the Family Name Coad

The meaning of Coad

1. English (Cornwall): from Middle English co(u)de, cud(e) ‘gum, mastic, cobbler’s wax’, perhaps applied as a metonymic occupational name for a cobbler. 2. Irish: from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Coad has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 20,817 in commonality, and by 2010, the rank slightly decreased to 21,599, representing a change of -3.76%. However, the actual count of people with the Coad surname rose from 1,179 in 2000 to 1,208 in 2010, marking a 2.46% increase. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 decreased by 6.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,817	#21,599	-3.76%
Count	1,179	1,208	2.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.41	-6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coad

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides us with interesting insights. The percentage of individuals with the Coad surname identifying as White decreased from 85.33% in 2000 to 81.62% in 2010. Conversely, there were increases in the percentages of those identifying as Black (from 11.45% to 12.42%), Hispanic (from 1.27% to 2.73%), and those reporting two or more races (from 0.93% to 2.15%). Additionally, in 2010, small percentages of individuals with the Coad surname began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both at about half a percent, categories that had not been reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.33%	81.62%	-4.35%
Black	11.45%	12.42%	8.47%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.73%	114.96%
Two or More Races	0.93%	2.15%	131.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.58%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.5%	0%