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    The surname Karr

    A surname, carried by 10,324 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karr is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,324 people named Karr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,906 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,635.

    #3,460
    rank among US surnames
    10,324
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,402)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,452Tom10,35029,830
    #3,453Reichert10,34529,845
    #3,454Deguzman10,34129,856
    #3,455Paniagua10,34029,859
    #3,456Dupont10,33929,862
    #3,457Skipper10,33829,865
    #3,458Higgs10,33329,880

    Who is named Karr

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

    89% of people named Karr identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Karrs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gary Karr
      American musician (1941–2025)
    • Mary Karr
      American poet and essayist, born 1955

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Karr

    Karr has the Soundex code K600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Karr?
    10,324 people in the United States had the surname Karr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,906 Americans. It ranked 3,460th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Karr?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Karr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Karr?
    Gary Karr, American musician (1941–2025), followed by Mary Karr.
    Where is the surname Karr most common?
    Wikidata records people named Karr in the United States.
    Is the surname Karr getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,324 in 2010, up 7.2%.