The surname Kam
A surname, carried by 3,749 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex K500
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,749 people named Kam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,354 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,358.
#8,749
rank among US surnames
3,749
people in 2010
1.3
per 100,000 Americans
+11.6%
change since 2000 (was #8,954)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8,743 | Seabolt | 3,752 | 82,288 |
| #8,746 | Shackleford | 3,751 | 82,310 |
| #8,747 | Stansberry | 3,750 | 82,332 |
| #8,749 | Boutin | 3,749 | 82,354 |
| #8,753 | Westerfield | 3,748 | 82,376 |
| #8,756 | Karcher | 3,746 | 82,420 |
Who is named Kam
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
71% of people named Kam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 10% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
- White (not Hispanic) 14%
- Two or more races 10%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Kam has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.
Questions
- How common is the surname Kam?
- 3,749 people in the United States had the surname Kam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,354 Americans. It ranked 8,749th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Kam?
- In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Kam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Kam getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,749 in 2010, up 12%.