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    The surname Kellman

    A surname, carried by 1,201 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K455

    Kellman: #21,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kellman #21,686, 1,201 people Kellman: #21,686 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kellman #21,686, 1,201 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kellman is more common than 86.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,201 people named Kellman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,189.

    #21,686
    rank among US surnames
    1,201
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #20,676)

    Who is named Kellman

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

    56% of people named Kellman identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 56%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kellmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edith Kellman
      American astronomer, 1911–2007

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kellman

    Kellman has the Soundex code K455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K455.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kellman?
    1,201 people in the United States had the surname Kellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kellman?
    In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Kellman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kellman?
    Edith Kellman, American astronomer.
    Where is the surname Kellman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kellman in the United States.
    Is the surname Kellman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,189 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 1.0%.