How common is the surname Kellar?

5,120 people in the United States had the surname Kellar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. It ranked 6,613th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kellar?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kellar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kellar?

Harry Kellar, American magician (1849–1922).

Where is the surname Kellar most common?

Wikidata records people named Kellar in the United States.

Is the surname Kellar getting more or less common?

More common. 4,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,120 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Kellar

A surname, carried by 5,120 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kellar is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,120 people named Kellar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,396.

#6,613

rank among US surnames

5,120

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+16.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,029)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,604	Persinger	5,131	60,173
#6,605	Rubalcava	5,130	60,184
#6,606	Marron	5,129	60,196
#6,607	O'Hare	5,128	60,208
#6,608	Napoli	5,127	60,220
#6,609	Pugliese	5,126	60,231
#6,611	Hazlett	5,122	60,278

Who is named Kellar

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

91% of people named Kellar identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kellars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Kellar
American magician (1849–1922)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kellar

Kellar has the Soundex code K460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K460.

Questions

How common is the surname Kellar?: 5,120 people in the United States had the surname Kellar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,302 Americans. It ranked 6,613th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kellar?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kellar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kellar?: Harry Kellar, American magician (1849–1922).
Where is the surname Kellar most common?: Wikidata records people named Kellar in the United States.
Is the surname Kellar getting more or less common?: More common. 4,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,120 in 2010, up 17%.