How common is the surname Kellner?

4,329 people in the United States had the surname Kellner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,320 Americans. It ranked 7,673rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kellner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kellner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kellner?

Catherine Kellner, American actress, followed by Douglas Kellner.

Where is the surname Kellner most common?

Wikidata records people named Kellner in the United States, Austria and Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Kellner getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,329 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Kellner

A surname, carried by 4,329 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kellner is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,329 people named Kellner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,320 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,334.

#7,673

rank among US surnames

4,329

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,108)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,666	Moorhead	4,332	71,271
#7,668	Seibel	4,331	71,287
#7,671	Whitted	4,330	71,304
#7,673	Kellner	4,329	71,320
#7,674	Ratcliffe	4,327	71,353
#7,676	Flake	4,326	71,370

Who is named Kellner

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

95% of people named Kellner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kellners

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Kellner
American actress, born 1970
Douglas Kellner
American critical theorist, university professor, born 1943
Elisabeth Kellner
Austrian Paralympic alpine skier, born 1966
Carl Kellner
Austrian chemist and mystic (1851-1905)

Notable Kellners come mostly from the United States (2), Austria (1) and Austria–Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kellner

Kleiner

Kellner has the Soundex code K456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K456.

Questions

How common is the surname Kellner?: 4,329 people in the United States had the surname Kellner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,320 Americans. It ranked 7,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kellner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kellner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kellner?: Catherine Kellner, American actress, followed by Douglas Kellner.
Where is the surname Kellner most common?: Wikidata records people named Kellner in the United States, Austria and Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Kellner getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,329 in 2010, down 0.1%.