# Kachur (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kachur/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ukrainian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 491 |
| US rank (2010) | 43,885 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 628,810 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (465 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kaczur, Katchour, Katschur |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Ukrainian Качур (Kačur), from Ukrainian качур (kačur, “drake”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kachur in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 98% |

## Similar surnames

Kaczor, Kaiser, Kiser, Keyser, Keiser, Kocher, Kizer, Kiger, Kucera, Koger, Kayser, Kiker.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.