How common is the surname Kee?

9,049 people in the United States had the surname Kee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,119 Americans. It ranked 3,932nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kee?

In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Kee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Kee?

John Kee, American politician (1874-1951).

Where is the surname Kee most common?

Wikidata records people named Kee in the United States.

Is the surname Kee getting more or less common?

Less common. 9,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,049 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Kee

A surname, carried by 9,049 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). Kee is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

Shortened from McKee, or borrowed from Hokkien 紀／纪 (Kí) or Teochew 紀／纪 (gi2).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,049 people named Kee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,119 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,173.

#3,932

rank among US surnames

9,049

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,557)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,923	Erb	9,060	34,078
#3,924	Putman	9,058	34,085
#3,925	Martel	9,056	34,093
#3,927	Reimer	9,055	34,097
#3,928	Pickard	9,053	34,104
#3,930	Pond	9,052	34,108
#3,931	Gallant	9,051	34,112

Who is named Kee

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

51% of people named Kee identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
American Indian and Alaska Native 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Kee
American politician (1874-1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kee

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

Questions

Where does the surname Kee come from?: Shortened from McKee, or borrowed from Hokkien 紀／纪 (Kí) or Teochew 紀／纪 (gi2).
How common is the surname Kee?: 9,049 people in the United States had the surname Kee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,119 Americans. It ranked 3,932nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kee?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Kee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kee?: John Kee, American politician (1874-1951).
Where is the surname Kee most common?: Wikidata records people named Kee in the United States.
Is the surname Kee getting more or less common?: Less common. 9,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,049 in 2010, down 1.4%.