How common is the surname Kiel?

5,146 people in the United States had the surname Kiel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. It ranked 6,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kiel?

Richard Kiel, American actor (1939–2014).

Where is the surname Kiel most common?

Wikidata records people named Kiel in the United States.

Is the surname Kiel getting more or less common?

More common. 4,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,146 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Kiel

A surname, carried by 5,146 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kiel is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,146 people named Kiel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,377.

#6,583

rank among US surnames

5,146

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+17.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,049)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,576	McCandless	5,149	59,962
#6,578	Hartung	5,148	59,974
#6,579	Lemos	5,147	59,986
#6,583	Hammel	5,146	59,997
#6,586	Rigdon	5,145	60,009
#6,587	Matz	5,143	60,032

Who is named Kiel

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

87% of people named Kiel identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kiels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Kiel
American actor (1939–2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kiel

Kiel has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Questions

How common is the surname Kiel?: 5,146 people in the United States had the surname Kiel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,997 Americans. It ranked 6,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kiel?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Kiel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kiel?: Richard Kiel, American actor (1939–2014).
Where is the surname Kiel most common?: Wikidata records people named Kiel in the United States.
Is the surname Kiel getting more or less common?: More common. 4,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,146 in 2010, up 18%.