36 Most Common American Indian and Alaskan Native Last Names Beginning with C

In this section of the site we have data on the most common American Indian and Alaskan Native last names beginning with C in the United States. These names are taken directly from the most recent census data.

Currently, the most popular American Indian and Alaskan Native last name beginning with C in America is Cly, with a total count of 698 people who have the surname. The surname Cly occurs roughly 0 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames ending starting with C with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 60% of people with the name self-identified as "American Indian and Alaskan Native".

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
32865 CLY 698 13.90% 1.15% (S) 81.38% 2.72% (S)
40144 CALABAZA 546 1.83% (S) (S) 94.14% 1.10% 2.75%
41886 CORIZ 519 4.43% (S) (S) 70.71% 1.16% 23.31%
41959 CLAW 518 2.32% (S) (S) 93.63% 2.70% (S)
57639 CLAH 353 1.70% 0.00% 0.00% 93.48% 2.55% 2.27%
62189 CHISCHILLY 322 4.04% (S) (S) 89.75% 1.55% 4.35%
72332 CLAYMORE 269 27.51% (S) 0.00% 62.08% 8.18% (S)
74608 CHOSA 259 23.17% (S) 4.63% 63.32% 6.18% (S)
76275 CAYADITTO 252 (S) 0.00% (S) 98.02% (S) 0.00%
76275 CHIEF 252 4.76% 1.98% (S) 88.89% 2.78% (S)
78821 CHEROMIAH 242 3.72% (S) (S) 86.78% 2.89% 6.20%
86981 CHUCULATE 214 22.90% (S) 0.00% 62.15% 12.62% (S)
87335 COSAY 213 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 94.37% (S) 3.76%
88336 CLITSO 210 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 98.57% (S) 0.00%
89403 CONCHO 207 5.80% (S) (S) 69.57% (S) 22.22%
91981 CHASINGHAWK 200 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 93.50% (S) 3.00%
93921 COWBOY 195 2.56% (S) 0.00% 91.79% (S) (S)
96368 CHIPPEWA 189 21.16% (S) (S) 60.85% 7.41% 10.05%
101247 CUCH 178 10.11% (S) (S) 76.97% 6.74% 5.06%
102197 CHIAGO 176 3.41% (S) (S) 81.82% (S) 11.93%
103655 CHINANA 173 2.89% 0.00% (S) 91.33% 3.47% (S)
104602 CHEATER 171 20.47% (S) (S) 63.74% 7.02% 7.60%
115639 COSEN 151 15.23% 12.58% 0.00% 70.86% (S) (S)
120901 COLELAY 143 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 98.60% (S) (S)
138304 CESSPOOCH 121 (S) 0.00% 0.00% 85.95% (S) 11.57%
143149 CHICKAWAY 116 (S) (S) 0.00% 87.93% 8.62% (S)
152628 CHALEPAH 107 (S) (S) 0.00% 89.72% 4.67% (S)
152628 CATCHES 107 25.23% (S) 0.00% 67.29% (S) 4.67%
153769 CHARGING 106 13.21% 0.00% 0.00% 66.04% 16.04% 4.72%
153769 CLOWN 106 5.66% 0.00% (S) 91.51% 0.00% (S)
154907 CHAVARILLO 105 (S) (S) 0.00% 91.43% 0.00% 6.67%
154907 CHALAKEE 105 10.48% (S) (S) 64.76% 14.29% 8.57%
156044 CAPOEMAN 104 8.65% 0.00% 0.00% 76.92% 5.77% 8.65%
158432 CASSADORE 102 0.00% 0.00% (S) 92.16% (S) (S)
158432 CASTIANO 102 5.88% (S) (S) 67.65% 0.00% 25.49%
160975 CLENDON 100 23.00% 5.00% 0.00% 67.00% (S) (S)

Table Key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

Other Last Name Letters

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Last Names by Ancestry

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White

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Black

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Hispanic

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Asian and Pacific Islander

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Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

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