How common is the surname Keppel?

1,192 people in the United States had the surname Keppel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keppel?

Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, British diplomat and courtier (1702-1754), followed by George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle.

Where is the surname Keppel most common?

Wikidata records people named Keppel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Keppel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Keppel

A surname, carried by 1,192 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keppel is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,192 people named Keppel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

#21,811

rank among US surnames

1,192

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,711)

Who is named Keppel

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

94% of people named Keppel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keppels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
British diplomat and courtier (1702-1754)
George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle
British Army general (1799-1891)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keppel

Keppel has the Soundex code K140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K140.

Questions

How common is the surname Keppel?: 1,192 people in the United States had the surname Keppel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keppel?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Keppel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keppel?: Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, British diplomat and courtier (1702-1754), followed by George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle.
Where is the surname Keppel most common?: Wikidata records people named Keppel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Keppel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 0.4%.