How common is the surname Kaspar?

1,954 people in the United States had the surname Kaspar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,007 Americans. It ranked 15,099th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kaspar?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kaspar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kaspar?

Felix Kaspar, Austrian figure skater (1915–2003), followed by Mizzi Kaspar.

Where is the surname Kaspar most common?

Wikidata records people named Kaspar in Austria and the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Kaspar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,954 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Kaspar also a first name?

Yes. Kaspar 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 Kaspar

A surname, carried by 1,954 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kaspar is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,954 people named Kaspar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,007 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,898.

#15,099

rank among US surnames

1,954

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #14,432)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,090	Palombo	1,955	157,926
#15,099	Schaible	1,954	158,007
#15,104	Quispe	1,953	158,088

Who is named Kaspar

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

94% of people named Kaspar identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kaspars

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Felix Kaspar
Austrian figure skater (1915–2003)
Mizzi Kaspar
Austrian actress and mistress of Crown Prince Rudolf (1864–1907)

Notable Kaspars come mostly from Austria (1) and the Austrian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Kaspar

Kaspar has the Soundex code K216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K216.

Questions

How common is the surname Kaspar?: 1,954 people in the United States had the surname Kaspar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,007 Americans. It ranked 15,099th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kaspar?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kaspar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kaspar?: Felix Kaspar, Austrian figure skater (1915–2003), followed by Mizzi Kaspar.
Where is the surname Kaspar most common?: Wikidata records people named Kaspar in Austria and the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Kaspar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,954 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Kaspar also a first name?: Yes. Kaspar 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.