How common is the surname Kangas?

4,776 people in the United States had the surname Kangas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,645 Americans. It ranked 7,013th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kangas?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Kangas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Kangas getting more or less common?

More common. 4,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,776 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Kangas

A surname, carried by 4,776 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kangas is more common than 95.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,776 people named Kangas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,645 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,177.

#7,013

rank among US surnames

4,776

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+14.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,347)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,008	Malek	4,780	64,591
#7,010	Stultz	4,778	64,618
#7,012	Stroh	4,777	64,632
#7,013	Kangas	4,776	64,645

Who is named Kangas

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

92% of people named Kangas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Kangas?: 4,776 people in the United States had the surname Kangas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,645 Americans. It ranked 7,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kangas?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Kangas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Kangas getting more or less common?: More common. 4,177 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,776 in 2010, up 14%.