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    The surname Ketelsen

    A surname, carried by 1,061 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K342

    Ketelsen: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ketelsen #23,817, 1,061 people Ketelsen: #23,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ketelsen #23,817, 1,061 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ketelsen is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,061 people named Ketelsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 999.

    #23,817
    rank among US surnames
    1,061
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #23,657)

    Who is named Ketelsen

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

    95% of people named Ketelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ketelsen?
    1,061 people in the United States had the surname Ketelsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,995 Americans. It ranked 23,817th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ketelsen?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ketelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Ketelsen getting more or less common?
    More common. 999 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,061 in 2010, up 6.2%.