How common is the surname Kees?

2,154 people in the United States had the surname Kees in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,336 Americans. It ranked 13,991st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kees?

Sari Kees, Belgian association football player.

Where is the surname Kees most common?

Wikidata records people named Kees in Belgium.

Is the surname Kees getting more or less common?

More common. 2,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,154 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Kees also a first name?

Yes. Kees 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 Kees

A surname, carried by 2,154 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kees is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,154 people named Kees in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,336 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,034.

#13,991

rank among US surnames

2,154

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,675)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,985	Chatterjee	2,155	143,269
#13,991	Arellanes	2,154	143,336
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402

Who is named Kees

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

86% of people named Kees identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sari Kees
Belgian association football player, born 2001

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kees

Kees has the Soundex code K200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K200.

Questions

How common is the surname Kees?: 2,154 people in the United States had the surname Kees in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,336 Americans. It ranked 13,991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kees?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Kees identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kees?: Sari Kees, Belgian association football player.
Where is the surname Kees most common?: Wikidata records people named Kees in Belgium.
Is the surname Kees getting more or less common?: More common. 2,034 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,154 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Kees also a first name?: Yes. Kees 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.