How common is the surname Kelton?

2,717 people in the United States had the surname Kelton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,635 Americans. It ranked 11,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kelton?

Stephanie Kelton, American economist & academic.

Where is the surname Kelton most common?

Wikidata records people named Kelton in the United States.

Is the surname Kelton getting more or less common?

More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,717 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Kelton also a first name?

Yes. Kelton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kelton

A surname, carried by 2,717 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kelton is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,717 people named Kelton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,635 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,408.

#11,572

rank among US surnames

2,717

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,903)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,568	Carbonell	2,718	113,593
#11,572	Kelton	2,717	113,635
#11,576	Albarado	2,716	113,677
#11,578	Gutowski	2,715	113,718

Who is named Kelton

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

82% of people named Kelton identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keltons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephanie Kelton
American economist & academic, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kelton

Keltner

Kelton 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 Kelton?: 2,717 people in the United States had the surname Kelton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,635 Americans. It ranked 11,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kelton?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Kelton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kelton?: Stephanie Kelton, American economist & academic.
Where is the surname Kelton most common?: Wikidata records people named Kelton in the United States.
Is the surname Kelton getting more or less common?: More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,717 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Kelton also a first name?: Yes. Kelton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.