Find out how popular the last name Cayson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cayson.

Cayson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cayson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cayson in America

Cayson is the 37899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cayson surname appeared 586 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cayson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cayson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cayson

The surname Cayson is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Old English words "cæg" and "tun," meaning "key" and "town," respectively. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in or near a town known for its key-making industry or where a prominent key-maker resided.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cayson can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire from the 13th century, where a certain Robert de Caytun is mentioned. This spelling variation, "Caytun," further reinforces the connection to the Old English roots of the name.

In the 14th century, the Cayson name appeared in various records in Lancashire, such as the Lancashire Inquests and the Lancashire Subsidy Rolls. This indicates that the name had spread to different regions of England during that time period.

During the 16th century, the Cayson surname was recorded in the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Chelmsford, Essex. One notable individual from this era was John Cayson, a merchant who lived in Chelmsford in the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, the Cayson name was found in the records of the Gloucestershire Visitation of 1623, which documented the pedigrees of prominent families in the region. This suggests that by this point, the Cayson family had established itself among the gentry class.

Among the notable individuals with the Cayson surname throughout history are Sir William Cayson (1612-1685), a successful merchant and landowner in Devonshire, and Reverend Thomas Cayson (1701-1773), a respected clergyman in the Church of England who served as the vicar of St. Mary's Parish in Warwickshire.

Additionally, there was Captain James Cayson (1752-1809), a British naval officer who distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars, and Mary Cayson (1783-1862), a philanthropist and social reformer who advocated for the education of impoverished children in London.

In the 19th century, the Cayson surname was particularly prominent in the northern counties of England, such as Yorkshire and Lancashire, where several Cayson families were involved in the textile industry and other local businesses.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cayson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cayson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cayson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cayson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cayson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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