How common is the surname Kasten?

4,366 people in the United States had the surname Kasten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,716 Americans. It ranked 7,614th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kasten?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kasten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kasten?

Bob Kasten, American politician.

Where is the surname Kasten most common?

Wikidata records people named Kasten in the United States.

Is the surname Kasten getting more or less common?

More common. 3,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,366 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Kasten

A surname, carried by 4,366 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kasten is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,366 people named Kasten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,716 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,938.

#7,614

rank among US surnames

4,366

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,609	Minnich	4,369	70,667
#7,612	Urbano	4,368	70,684
#7,613	Saito	4,367	70,700
#7,614	Kasten	4,366	70,716
#7,616	Malin	4,365	70,732

Who is named Kasten

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

95% of people named Kasten identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kastens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Kasten
American politician, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kasten

Kastner

Kasten has the Soundex code K235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K235.

Questions

How common is the surname Kasten?: 4,366 people in the United States had the surname Kasten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,716 Americans. It ranked 7,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kasten?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kasten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kasten?: Bob Kasten, American politician.
Where is the surname Kasten most common?: Wikidata records people named Kasten in the United States.
Is the surname Kasten getting more or less common?: More common. 3,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,366 in 2010, up 11%.