# Kail (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kail/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,940 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,183 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 159,147 people |
| Change since 2000 | +25% (1,552 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German surname, from a derivative of the adjective geil (“wilful, happy”). * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Köhl, see also Kohl, Kehl, Cail. * As an English surname, variant of Call.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kail 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kail in the United States.

## People named Kail

- Thomas Kail, American musician and theatre director

## Similar surnames

Keil, Kahl, Kile, Kiel, Kaul, Kale, Kahle, Kill, Kallio, Kil, Kalla, Kelly.

## 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.