How common is the surname Ke?

1,890 people in the United States had the surname Ke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,357 Americans. It ranked 15,494th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ke getting more or less common?

More common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,890 in 2010, up 65%.

Is Ke also a first name?

Yes. Ke 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 Ke

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,890 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ke is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From the Chinese surname, from Mandarin 柯 (kē). More at Ke.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,890 people named Ke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,357 Americans. That is up 65% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,143.

#15,494

rank among US surnames

1,890

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+65.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,349)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,494	Brogden	1,890	163,357
#15,499	Emert	1,889	163,444
#15,503	Shand	1,888	163,530

Who is named Ke

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

85% of people named Ke identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ke

Ke has the Soundex code K000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ke come from?: From the Chinese surname, from Mandarin 柯 (kē). More at Ke.
How common is the surname Ke?: 1,890 people in the United States had the surname Ke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,357 Americans. It ranked 15,494th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ke?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Ke identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ke getting more or less common?: More common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,890 in 2010, up 65%.
Is Ke also a first name?: Yes. Ke 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.