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    The surname Kappes

    A surname, carried by 1,624 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K120

    Kappes: #17,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kappes #17,385, 1,624 people Kappes: #17,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kappes #17,385, 1,624 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kappes is more common than 89.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,624 people named Kappes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,560.

    #17,385
    rank among US surnames
    1,624
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #16,838)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,379Tarnowski1,625189,997
    #17,385Brasel1,624190,114
    #17,392Slavens1,623190,231

    Who is named Kappes

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

    96% of people named Kappes identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • 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.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kappes?
    1,624 people in the United States had the surname Kappes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,114 Americans. It ranked 17,385th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kappes?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kappes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Kappes getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,624 in 2010, up 4.1%.