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    The surname Keltner

    A surname, carried by 2,576 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K435

    Keltner: #12,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Keltner #12,099, 2,576 people Keltner: #12,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Keltner #12,099, 2,576 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keltner is more common than 92.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,576 people named Keltner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,855 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,524.

    #12,099
    rank among US surnames
    2,576
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #11,449)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,095Sommerville2,577119,808
    #12,099Keltner2,576119,855
    #12,101Daniell2,575119,901
    #12,108Maddock2,574119,948

    Who is named Keltner

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

    95% of people named Keltner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Keltners

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jim Keltner
      American drummer, born 1942

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Keltner

    Keltner has the Soundex code K435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K435.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Keltner?
    2,576 people in the United States had the surname Keltner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,855 Americans. It ranked 12,099th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Keltner?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Keltner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Keltner?
    Jim Keltner, American drummer.
    Where is the surname Keltner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Keltner in the United States.
    Is the surname Keltner getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,524 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,576 in 2010, up 2.1%.