How common is the surname Khalil?

6,983 people in the United States had the surname Khalil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,214 Americans. It ranked 5,024th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Khalil?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Khalil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Khalil?

Christel Khalil, American actress (born 1987).

Where is the surname Khalil most common?

Wikidata records people named Khalil in the United States.

Is the surname Khalil getting more or less common?

More common. 4,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,983 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Khalil also a first name?

Yes. Khalil is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Khalil

An Arabic surname, carried by 6,983 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K440 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khalil is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl, “friend”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,983 people named Khalil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,214 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,578.

#5,024

rank among US surnames

6,983

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+52.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,787)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,015	Ostrowski	7,005	44,075
#5,016	Bozeman	7,004	44,081
#5,017	Bernardo	7,003	44,088
#5,018	Berkowitz	7,000	44,107
#5,020	Arango	6,998	44,119
#5,021	Delafuente	6,996	44,132
#5,022	Merkel	6,991	44,163

Who is named Khalil

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

76% of people named Khalil identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.9%
Two or more races 6.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Khalils

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christel Khalil
American actress (born 1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Khalil

Kalil

Khalil has the Soundex code K440, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K440.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Khalil come from?: Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl, “friend”).
How common is the surname Khalil?: 6,983 people in the United States had the surname Khalil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,214 Americans. It ranked 5,024th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Khalil?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Khalil identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Khalil?: Christel Khalil, American actress (born 1987).
Where is the surname Khalil most common?: Wikidata records people named Khalil in the United States.
Is the surname Khalil getting more or less common?: More common. 4,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,983 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Khalil also a first name?: Yes. Khalil is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.