How common is the surname Kander?

196 people in the United States had the surname Kander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,575,232 Americans. It ranked 93,513th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kander?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Kander?

John Kander, American musical theatre composer, followed by Jason Kander.

Where is the surname Kander most common?

Wikidata records people named Kander in the United States.

Is the surname Kander getting more or less common?

Less common. 240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 196 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Kander

A surname, carried by 196 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kander is more common than 42.4% of them.

Origin

* As a Jewish surname, variant of Kanter. * As a German surname, from Kandern in Germany, which shares the same origin as Etymology 2 below. * As a Polish surname, variant of the German names Konder, Gunter.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 196 people named Kander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,575,232 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 240.

#93,513

rank among US surnames

196

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-18.3%

change since 2000 (was #74,957)

Who is named Kander

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

97% of people named Kander identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kanders

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Kander
American musical theatre composer, born 1927
Jason Kander
American attorney, author, veteran, and politician, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kander

Kander has the Soundex code K536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K536.

Questions

Where does the surname Kander come from?: * As a Jewish surname, variant of Kanter. * As a German surname, from Kandern in Germany, which shares the same origin as Etymology 2 below. * As a Polish surname, variant of the German names Konder, Gunter.
How common is the surname Kander?: 196 people in the United States had the surname Kander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,575,232 Americans. It ranked 93,513th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kander?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Kander?: John Kander, American musical theatre composer, followed by Jason Kander.
Where is the surname Kander most common?: Wikidata records people named Kander in the United States.
Is the surname Kander getting more or less common?: Less common. 240 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 196 in 2010, down 18%.