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    The surname Kepler

    A German surname, carried by 3,157 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K146

    Kepler: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kepler #10,204, 3,157 people Kepler: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kepler #10,204, 3,157 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kepler is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    A surname from German.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,157 people named Kepler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,972.

    #10,204
    rank among US surnames
    3,157
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #10,004)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,197Garr3,16097,704
    #10,199Swint3,15997,735
    #10,200Hunsinger3,15897,766
    #10,204Thakkar3,15797,797
    #10,211Broadus3,15697,828

    Who is named Kepler

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

    94% of people named Kepler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Keplers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Katharina Kepler
      Accused in a witch trial & mother of Johannes Kepler, 1547–1622

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kepler

    Kepler has the Soundex code K146, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K146.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kepler come from?
    Kepler is German in origin.
    How common is the surname Kepler?
    3,157 people in the United States had the surname Kepler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. It ranked 10,204th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kepler?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kepler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kepler?
    Katharina Kepler, accused in a witch trial & mother of Johannes Kepler.
    Where is the surname Kepler most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kepler in Duchy of Württemberg.
    Is the surname Kepler getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,157 in 2010, up 6.2%.