How common is the surname Kaufmann?

6,818 people in the United States had the surname Kaufmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. It ranked 5,133rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kaufmann?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kaufmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kaufmann?

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden, alpine skier, followed by Felix Kaufmann.

Where is the surname Kaufmann most common?

Wikidata records people named Kaufmann in Austria, the United States and Switzerland and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Kaufmann getting more or less common?

More common. 6,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,818 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Kaufmann

A surname, carried by 6,818 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K155

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kaufmann is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,818 people named Kaufmann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,664.

#5,133

rank among US surnames

6,818

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,834)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,124	Hughey	6,830	45,204
#5,125	Totten	6,828	45,218
#5,127	Lien	6,827	45,224
#5,128	Nelsen	6,825	45,237
#5,129	Anton	6,823	45,251
#5,130	Justus	6,821	45,264
#5,131	Tyner	6,819	45,277

Who is named Kaufmann

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

94% of people named Kaufmann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
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 Kaufmanns

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden
Alpine skier, born 1986
Felix Kaufmann
Austrian philosopher of law (1895–1949)
David Kaufmann
Austrian academic (1852-1899)
Hermann Kaufmann
Austrian architect, born 1955
Lucas Kaufmann
Brazilian association football player, born 1991
Gordon Kaufmann
American architect (1888–1949)
Evan Kaufmann
American-born German ice hockey player, born 1984
Arthur Kaufmann
Austrian chess player (1872–1938)

Notable Kaufmanns come mostly from Austria (3), the United States (2) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kaufmann

Kaufmann has the Soundex code K155, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K155.

Questions

How common is the surname Kaufmann?: 6,818 people in the United States had the surname Kaufmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. It ranked 5,133rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kaufmann?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kaufmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kaufmann?: Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden, alpine skier, followed by Felix Kaufmann.
Where is the surname Kaufmann most common?: Wikidata records people named Kaufmann in Austria, the United States and Switzerland and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Kaufmann getting more or less common?: More common. 6,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,818 in 2010, up 2.3%.