How common is the last name Cao?

26,062 people in the United States have the last name Cao, about 1 in 11,469. It ranks #1,324 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CAO

#1,324

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
26,062
About
1 in 11,469
This common or more
43%
Who bears it

Of the 26,062 people with the last name Cao, 94.8% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% as White and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cao

#1,322 Leyva · 26,104#1,323 Madrigal · 26,085#1,325 Granados · 26,058#1,326 Mcgill · 26,057

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cao, most common first.

#2,651 Cai · 13,276#30,865 Cayo · 807#57,050 Cay · 386#101,282 Caho · 190#107,024 Caw · 177#139,059 Cau · 124

Also a first name

As a first name, Cao ranks #19,168 of 53,615, with 556 people. See Cao as a first name

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