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    The surname Kebede

    An Amharic surname, carried by 1,671 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K130

    Kebede: #17,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kebede #17,005, 1,671 people Kebede: #17,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kebede #17,005, 1,671 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kebede is more common than 89.5% of them.

    Origin

    Amharic origin

    Borrowed from Amharic ከበደ (käbädä).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,671 people named Kebede in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,767 Americans. That is up 118% since 2000, when the Census counted 768.

    #17,005
    rank among US surnames
    1,671
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +117.6%
    change since 2000 (was #29,069)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,005Kebede1,671184,767
    #17,014Arocha1,670184,878

    Who is named Kebede

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

    96% of people named Kebede identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kebede come from?
    Borrowed from Amharic ከበደ (käbädä).
    How common is the surname Kebede?
    1,671 people in the United States had the surname Kebede in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,767 Americans. It ranked 17,005th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kebede?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kebede identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Kebede getting more or less common?
    More common. 768 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,671 in 2010, up 118%.