How common is the surname Kash?

2,030 people in the United States had the surname Kash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. It ranked 14,656th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Kash getting more or less common?

More common. 1,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,030 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Kash also a first name?

Yes. Kash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kash

A surname, carried by 2,030 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kæʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex K200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kash is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Re-spelling of Cash.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,030 people named Kash in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,729.

#14,656

rank among US surnames

2,030

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+17.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,651	Gentner	2,031	152,017
#14,656	Harada	2,030	152,091
#14,662	Brault	2,029	152,166

Who is named Kash

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

93% of people named Kash identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kash

Kash has the Soundex code K200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K200.

Questions

Where does the surname Kash come from?: Re-spelling of Cash.
How common is the surname Kash?: 2,030 people in the United States had the surname Kash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,091 Americans. It ranked 14,656th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kash?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kash identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Kash?: Kash is /kæʃ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Kash getting more or less common?: More common. 1,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,030 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Kash also a first name?: Yes. Kash is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.