How common is the surname Kalman?

3,927 people in the United States had the surname Kalman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. It ranked 8,415th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kalman?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kalman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kalman?

Tibor Kalman, American graphic designer (1949–1999).

Where is the surname Kalman most common?

Wikidata records people named Kalman in the United States.

Is the surname Kalman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,927 in 2010, up 70%.

The surname Kalman

A surname, carried by 3,927 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kalman is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,927 people named Kalman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,316.

#8,415

rank among US surnames

3,927

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+69.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,407	Heron	3,934	78,481
#8,408	Winton	3,930	78,561
#8,414	McKinzie	3,929	78,581
#8,415	Kalman	3,927	78,621
#8,419	Zamorano	3,926	78,641
#8,422	Stallard	3,925	78,661
#8,423	Braley	3,924	78,681

Who is named Kalman

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

88% of people named Kalman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kalmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tibor Kalman
American graphic designer (1949–1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kalman

Kalman has the Soundex code K455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K455.

Questions

How common is the surname Kalman?: 3,927 people in the United States had the surname Kalman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. It ranked 8,415th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kalman?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kalman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kalman?: Tibor Kalman, American graphic designer (1949–1999).
Where is the surname Kalman most common?: Wikidata records people named Kalman in the United States.
Is the surname Kalman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,927 in 2010, up 70%.