How common is the surname Kessel?

4,976 people in the United States had the surname Kessel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,047 Americans. It ranked 6,777th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kessel?

Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (1923–2004), followed by Phil Kessel.

Where is the surname Kessel most common?

Wikidata records people named Kessel in the United States.

Is the surname Kessel getting more or less common?

More common. 3,912 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,976 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Kessel

A surname, carried by 4,976 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kessel is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,976 people named Kessel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,047 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,912.

#6,777

rank among US surnames

4,976

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+27.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,774	Brooker	4,979	62,010
#6,775	Volz	4,978	62,022
#6,776	Youngs	4,977	62,034
#6,777	Radke	4,976	62,047

Who is named Kessel

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

92% of people named Kessel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kessels

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist (1923–2004)
Phil Kessel
American ice hockey player, born 1987
Amanda Kessel
American ice hockey player (born 1991)
John Kessel
American writer, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Kessell

Surnames that sound like Kessel

Kessel has the Soundex code K240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K240.

Questions

How common is the surname Kessel?: 4,976 people in the United States had the surname Kessel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,047 Americans. It ranked 6,777th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kessel?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Kessel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kessel?: Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (1923–2004), followed by Phil Kessel.
Where is the surname Kessel most common?: Wikidata records people named Kessel in the United States.
Is the surname Kessel getting more or less common?: More common. 3,912 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,976 in 2010, up 27%.
What are other spellings of Kessel?: Kessell.