How common is the surname Kantner?

1,173 people in the United States had the surname Kantner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,210 Americans. It ranked 22,081st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kantner?

Paul Kantner, American singer and guitarist (1941–2016).

Where is the surname Kantner most common?

Wikidata records people named Kantner in the United States.

Is the surname Kantner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,173 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Kantner

A surname, carried by 1,173 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kantner is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,173 people named Kantner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 263,210 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,133.

#22,081

rank among US surnames

1,173

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,493)

Who is named Kantner

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

96% of people named Kantner identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kantners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Kantner
American singer and guitarist (1941–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kantner

Kintner

Kantner has the Soundex code K535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K535.

Questions

How common is the surname Kantner?: 1,173 people in the United States had the surname Kantner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,210 Americans. It ranked 22,081st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kantner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kantner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kantner?: Paul Kantner, American singer and guitarist (1941–2016).
Where is the surname Kantner most common?: Wikidata records people named Kantner in the United States.
Is the surname Kantner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,173 in 2010, up 3.5%.