How common is the surname Kail?

1,940 people in the United States had the surname Kail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,147 Americans. It ranked 15,183rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kail?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kail identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kail?

Thomas Kail, American musician and theatre director.

Where is the surname Kail most common?

Wikidata records people named Kail in the United States.

Is the surname Kail getting more or less common?

More common. 1,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,940 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Kail

A surname, carried by 1,940 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kail is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,940 people named Kail in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,147 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,552.

#15,183

rank among US surnames

1,940

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+25%

change since 2000 (was #16,914)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,178	Llanas	1,941	159,065
#15,183	Stiver	1,940	159,147

Who is named Kail

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Kail identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kails

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Kail
American musician and theatre director, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kail

Kail has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Questions

Where does the surname Kail come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Kail?: 1,940 people in the United States had the surname Kail in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,147 Americans. It ranked 15,183rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kail?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Kail identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kail?: Thomas Kail, American musician and theatre director.
Where is the surname Kail most common?: Wikidata records people named Kail in the United States.
Is the surname Kail getting more or less common?: More common. 1,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,940 in 2010, up 25%.