How common is the surname Kasper?

10,064 people in the United States had the surname Kasper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. It ranked 3,545th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kasper?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kasper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kasper?

Marco Kasper, Austrian ice hockey player, followed by Nolan Kasper.

Where is the surname Kasper most common?

Wikidata records people named Kasper in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Kasper getting more or less common?

More common. 10,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,064 in 2010, up 0.6%.

Is Kasper also a first name?

Yes. Kasper 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 Kasper

A surname, carried by 10,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K216 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). Kasper is more common than 97.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,064 people named Kasper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,005.

#3,545

rank among US surnames

10,064

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,287)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,538	Box	10,098	30,575
#3,539	Montez	10,097	30,578
#3,540	Martens	10,096	30,581
#3,541	Son	10,094	30,587
#3,542	Joshi	10,089	30,602
#3,543	Moffitt	10,070	30,660
#3,544	Schweitzer	10,068	30,666

Who is named Kasper

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

95% of people named Kasper identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kaspers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marco Kasper
Austrian ice hockey player, born 2004
Nolan Kasper
American alpine skier, born 1989

Notable Kaspers come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kasper

Kasper 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 Kasper?: 10,064 people in the United States had the surname Kasper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,678 Americans. It ranked 3,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kasper?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kasper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kasper?: Marco Kasper, Austrian ice hockey player, followed by Nolan Kasper.
Where is the surname Kasper most common?: Wikidata records people named Kasper in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Kasper getting more or less common?: More common. 10,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,064 in 2010, up 0.6%.
Is Kasper also a first name?: Yes. Kasper 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.