How common is the surname Kemmer?

1,859 people in the United States had the surname Kemmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. It ranked 15,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kemmer?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kemmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kemmer?

Ed Kemmer, American actor (1921–2004).

Where is the surname Kemmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Kemmer in the United States.

Is the surname Kemmer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,859 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Kemmer

A surname, carried by 1,859 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kemmer is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,859 people named Kemmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,421.

#15,692

rank among US surnames

1,859

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+30.8%

change since 2000 (was #18,087)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,687	Cosenza	1,860	165,992
#15,692	Milby	1,859	166,082
#15,700	Vandenbosch	1,858	166,171

Who is named Kemmer

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

93% of people named Kemmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kemmers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Kemmer
American actor (1921–2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kemmer

Kemmer has the Soundex code K560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K560.

Questions

How common is the surname Kemmer?: 1,859 people in the United States had the surname Kemmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,082 Americans. It ranked 15,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kemmer?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kemmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kemmer?: Ed Kemmer, American actor (1921–2004).
Where is the surname Kemmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Kemmer in the United States.
Is the surname Kemmer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,859 in 2010, up 31%.