How common is the surname Kates?

4,574 people in the United States had the surname Kates in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. It ranked 7,284th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kates?

Kathryn Kates, American actress, followed by Alix Kates Shulman.

Where is the surname Kates most common?

Wikidata records people named Kates in the United States.

Is the surname Kates getting more or less common?

More common. 3,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,574 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Kates

A surname, carried by 4,574 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kates is more common than 95.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,574 people named Kates in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,790.

#7,284

rank among US surnames

4,574

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+20.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,064)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456
#7,282	Stedman	4,576	67,471
#7,283	Dickenson	4,575	67,485
#7,284	Swick	4,574	67,500
#7,287	Mariani	4,573	67,515

Who is named Kates

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

69% of people named Kates identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Katess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kathryn Kates
American actress, 1948–2022
Alix Kates Shulman
American writer, born 1932

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kates

Kates has the Soundex code K320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K320.

Questions

How common is the surname Kates?: 4,574 people in the United States had the surname Kates in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,500 Americans. It ranked 7,284th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kates?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Kates identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kates?: Kathryn Kates, American actress, followed by Alix Kates Shulman.
Where is the surname Kates most common?: Wikidata records people named Kates in the United States.
Is the surname Kates getting more or less common?: More common. 3,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,574 in 2010, up 21%.