How common is the surname Kellum?

6,136 people in the United States had the surname Kellum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,317 Americans. It ranked 5,658th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kellum?

Echo Kellum, American actor and comedian.

Where is the surname Kellum most common?

Wikidata records people named Kellum in the United States.

Is the surname Kellum getting more or less common?

More common. 5,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,136 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Kellum

A surname, carried by 6,136 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kellum is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,136 people named Kellum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,317 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,603.

#5,658

rank among US surnames

6,136

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,681)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,654	Ligon	6,140	50,284
#5,655	Stilwell	6,138	50,301
#5,656	Settles	6,137	50,309
#5,658	Kellum	6,136	50,317

Who is named Kellum

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

69% of people named Kellum identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kellums

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Echo Kellum
American actor and comedian, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kellum

Kellum has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Questions

How common is the surname Kellum?: 6,136 people in the United States had the surname Kellum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,317 Americans. It ranked 5,658th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kellum?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Kellum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kellum?: Echo Kellum, American actor and comedian.
Where is the surname Kellum most common?: Wikidata records people named Kellum in the United States.
Is the surname Kellum getting more or less common?: More common. 5,603 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,136 in 2010, up 9.5%.