Explore the Family Name Cogle

The meaning of Cogle

Scottish (Shetland and Orkney): habitational name from Cogle in Watten parish, Caithness.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cogle has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 48,196 and it dropped to 55,841 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 16%. The count indicates the number of people with this name also fell by close to 11%, from 412 in 2000 to 367 in 2010. This led to a decrease in the proportion of people named Cogle per 100k, which went down by 20% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#55,841	-15.86%
Count	412	367	-10.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cogle

The ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Cogle has diversified according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Although the majority identifying as White decreased from 85.44% in 2000 to 76.84% in 2010, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Black, going up from 9.22% to 15.53%. Additionally, the percentage of people identifying as two or more races also saw a considerable rise, more than doubling from 2.18% to 4.90%. There was a notable emergence of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, whereas no such data was recorded in 2000. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero in 2010 from 2.67% in 2000, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category remained consistent with no individuals identified under it across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.44%	76.84%	-10.07%
Black	9.22%	15.53%	68.44%
Two or More Races	2.18%	4.9%	124.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.67%	0%	0%