How common is the surname Kaur?

48,753 people in the United States had the surname Kaur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,333 Americans. It ranked 711th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kaur?

Snatam Kaur, American singer-songwriter, followed by Man Kaur.

Where is the surname Kaur most common?

Wikidata records people named Kaur in India and the United States.

Is the surname Kaur getting more or less common?

More common. 21,825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,753 in 2010, up 123%.

The surname Kaur

A surname, carried by 48,753 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kaur is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 48,753 people named Kaur in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,333 Americans. That is up 123% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,825.

#711

rank among US surnames

48,753

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+123.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,501)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#702	McDowell	49,217	6,273
#703	Marks	49,177	6,278
#704	Cantu	49,126	6,285
#705	Humphrey	49,056	6,294
#706	Baxter	49,033	6,297
#707	Sawyer	49,028	6,297
#708	Clay	48,844	6,321

Who is named Kaur

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

96% of people named Kaur identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.5% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Kaurs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Snatam Kaur
American singer-songwriter, born 1972
Man Kaur
Aged Indian athlete, 1916–2021
Jasmine Sandlas
American-Indian singer, born 1988

Notable Kaurs come mostly from India (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kaur

Kaur has the Soundex code K600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K600.

Questions

How common is the surname Kaur?: 48,753 people in the United States had the surname Kaur in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,333 Americans. It ranked 711th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kaur?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kaur identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kaur?: Snatam Kaur, American singer-songwriter, followed by Man Kaur.
Where is the surname Kaur most common?: Wikidata records people named Kaur in India and the United States.
Is the surname Kaur getting more or less common?: More common. 21,825 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,753 in 2010, up 123%.