Explore the Family Name Coday

The meaning of Coday

Irish: variant of Cody. This surname is now rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Coday has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving up in rank from 34,799 to 34,574, which represents a 0.65% change. The number of individuals with this surname also increased by 6.51%, from 614 to 654 within the same period. However, despite the increase in raw numbers, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.35% indicating that the overall population growth was faster than the growth in the number of individuals bearing the surname Coday.

20002010Change
Rank#34,799#34,5740.65%
Count6146546.51%
Proportion per 100k0.230.22-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coday

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Coday, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, which saw a slight increase from 92.02% in 2000 to 93.58% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity is American Indian and Alaskan Native, which increased by 17.44% during the same period. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races and Hispanic both experienced significant decreases of 50.18% and 50.00% respectively. It should be noted that there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black for either year.

20002010Change
White92.02%93.58%1.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native1.95%2.29%17.44%
Two or More Races2.77%1.38%-50.18%
Hispanic2.44%1.22%-50%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%