How common is the surname Kelling?

2,887 people in the United States had the surname Kelling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,943 Americans. It ranked 11,016th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kelling?

George L. Kelling, American criminologist (1935-2019).

Where is the surname Kelling most common?

Wikidata records people named Kelling in the United States.

Is the surname Kelling getting more or less common?

More common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,887 in 2010, up 100%.

The surname Kelling

A surname, carried by 2,887 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kelling is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,887 people named Kelling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,943 Americans. That is up 100% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,445.

#11,016

rank among US surnames

2,887

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+99.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,859)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,007	Hipolito	2,890	106,832
#11,010	Guardiola	2,889	106,869
#11,013	Gatti	2,888	106,906
#11,016	Juneau	2,887	106,943
#11,021	Bourassa	2,886	106,980
#11,025	Milazzo	2,885	107,018

Who is named Kelling

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

92% of people named Kelling identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kellings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George L. Kelling
American criminologist (1935-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kelling

Kelling has the Soundex code K452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K452.

Questions

How common is the surname Kelling?: 2,887 people in the United States had the surname Kelling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,943 Americans. It ranked 11,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kelling?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Kelling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kelling?: George L. Kelling, American criminologist (1935-2019).
Where is the surname Kelling most common?: Wikidata records people named Kelling in the United States.
Is the surname Kelling getting more or less common?: More common. 1,445 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,887 in 2010, up 100%.