How common is the surname Kearse?

2,583 people in the United States had the surname Kearse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,530 Americans. It ranked 12,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kearse?

NaShawn Kearse, American actor, followed by Jermaine Kearse.

Where is the surname Kearse most common?

Wikidata records people named Kearse in the United States.

Is the surname Kearse getting more or less common?

More common. 2,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,583 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Kearse

A surname, carried by 2,583 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kearse is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,583 people named Kearse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,530 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,261.

#12,072

rank among US surnames

2,583

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,566)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,064	Guyette	2,585	119,437
#12,068	Maradiaga	2,584	119,484
#12,072	Horrocks	2,583	119,530
#12,079	Pullin	2,581	119,622

Who is named Kearse

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

71% of people named Kearse identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Kearses

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

NaShawn Kearse
American actor, born 1972
Jermaine Kearse
American football player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kearse

Kearse has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Questions

How common is the surname Kearse?: 2,583 people in the United States had the surname Kearse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,530 Americans. It ranked 12,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kearse?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Kearse identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kearse?: NaShawn Kearse, American actor, followed by Jermaine Kearse.
Where is the surname Kearse most common?: Wikidata records people named Kearse in the United States.
Is the surname Kearse getting more or less common?: More common. 2,261 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,583 in 2010, up 14%.