How common is the surname Kalb?

2,853 people in the United States had the surname Kalb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,218 Americans. It ranked 11,116th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kalb?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kalb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kalb?

Marvin Kalb, American academic, followed by Bernard Kalb.

Where is the surname Kalb most common?

Wikidata records people named Kalb in the United States.

Is the surname Kalb getting more or less common?

More common. 2,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,853 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Kalb

A surname, carried by 2,853 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kalb is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,853 people named Kalb in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,218 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,608.

#11,116

rank among US surnames

2,853

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,158)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,109	Plyler	2,856	108,104
#11,111	Leis	2,855	108,142
#11,114	Loaiza	2,854	108,180
#11,116	Kalb	2,853	108,218
#11,118	Heitz	2,852	108,256
#11,122	Catanzaro	2,851	108,294

Who is named Kalb

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

95% of people named Kalb identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kalbs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marvin Kalb
American academic, born 1930
Bernard Kalb
American journalist (1922-2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Kalb

Kolb

Kalb has the Soundex code K410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K410.

Questions

How common is the surname Kalb?: 2,853 people in the United States had the surname Kalb in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,218 Americans. It ranked 11,116th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kalb?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kalb identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kalb?: Marvin Kalb, American academic, followed by Bernard Kalb.
Where is the surname Kalb most common?: Wikidata records people named Kalb in the United States.
Is the surname Kalb getting more or less common?: More common. 2,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,853 in 2010, up 9.4%.