How common is the surname Kesselring?

1,001 people in the United States had the surname Kesselring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,437 Americans. It ranked 24,855th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kesselring?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kesselring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kesselring?

Joseph Kesselring, American writer and playwright (1902-1967), followed by Michael Kesselring.

Where is the surname Kesselring most common?

Wikidata records people named Kesselring in the United States.

Is the surname Kesselring getting more or less common?

More common. 940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,001 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Kesselring

A surname, carried by 1,001 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kesselring is more common than 84.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,001 people named Kesselring in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,437 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 940.

#24,855

rank among US surnames

1,001

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,857)

Who is named Kesselring

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

96% of people named Kesselring identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kesselrings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Kesselring
American writer and playwright (1902-1967)
Michael Kesselring
American ice hockey player, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kesselring

Kesselring has the Soundex code K246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K246.

Questions

How common is the surname Kesselring?: 1,001 people in the United States had the surname Kesselring in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,437 Americans. It ranked 24,855th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kesselring?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kesselring identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kesselring?: Joseph Kesselring, American writer and playwright (1902-1967), followed by Michael Kesselring.
Where is the surname Kesselring most common?: Wikidata records people named Kesselring in the United States.
Is the surname Kesselring getting more or less common?: More common. 940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,001 in 2010, up 6.5%.