How common is the surname Kamm?

2,202 people in the United States had the surname Kamm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,211 Americans. It ranked 13,741st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kamm?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kamm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kamm?

Wunibald Kamm, automobile designer, engineer, aerodynamicist (1893–1966).

Where is the surname Kamm most common?

Wikidata records people named Kamm in Germany.

Is the surname Kamm getting more or less common?

More common. 2,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,202 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Kamm

A surname, carried by 2,202 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kamm is more common than 91.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,202 people named Kamm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,211 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,161.

#13,741

rank among US surnames

2,202

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,005)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,736	Wasilewski	2,204	140,084
#13,737	Brunetti	2,203	140,148
#13,741	Willits	2,202	140,211
#13,746	Beaird	2,201	140,275

Who is named Kamm

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

95% of people named Kamm identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kamms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wunibald Kamm
Automobile designer, engineer, aerodynamicist (1893–1966)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kamm

Kamm 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 Kamm?: 2,202 people in the United States had the surname Kamm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,211 Americans. It ranked 13,741st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kamm?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kamm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kamm?: Wunibald Kamm, automobile designer, engineer, aerodynamicist (1893–1966).
Where is the surname Kamm most common?: Wikidata records people named Kamm in Germany.
Is the surname Kamm getting more or less common?: More common. 2,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,202 in 2010, up 1.9%.