US Population With Last Name Cole By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 187,793 people in the US whose last name was Cole, and the rate of occurence of the Cole last name was 69.61 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Cole identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (77.59%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.20%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.61%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Cole By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Cole last name.

US Population With Last Name Cole By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 145709 77.59
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 34178 18.20
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 3023 1.61
Hispanic or Latino 2779 1.48
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1277 0.68
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 808 0.43