How common is the surname Kass?

3,796 people in the United States had the surname Kass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. It ranked 8,655th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kass?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Kass?

Danny Kass, American snowboarder, followed by Kass Morgan.

Where is the surname Kass most common?

Wikidata records people named Kass in the United States.

Is the surname Kass getting more or less common?

More common. 3,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,796 in 2010, up 7.7%.

Is Kass also a first name?

Yes. Kass 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 Kass

A surname, carried by 3,796 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kass is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,796 people named Kass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,523.

#8,655

rank among US surnames

3,796

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,599)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,650	Reichard	3,799	81,270
#8,651	Silvey	3,798	81,292
#8,653	Casella	3,797	81,313
#8,655	Bibb	3,796	81,334

Who is named Kass

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

93% of people named Kass identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kasss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny Kass
American snowboarder, born 1982
Kass Morgan
American literary editor and writer, born 1984
Leon Kass
American academic, born 1939

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kass

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

Questions

How common is the surname Kass?: 3,796 people in the United States had the surname Kass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,334 Americans. It ranked 8,655th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kass?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Kass?: Danny Kass, American snowboarder, followed by Kass Morgan.
Where is the surname Kass most common?: Wikidata records people named Kass in the United States.
Is the surname Kass getting more or less common?: More common. 3,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,796 in 2010, up 7.7%.
Is Kass also a first name?: Yes. Kass 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.