How common is the surname Kiesel?

2,913 people in the United States had the surname Kiesel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,989 Americans. It ranked 10,924th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kiesel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kiesel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kiesel?

Bob Kiesel, American sprinter (1911–1993), followed by Annemieke Kiesel.

Where is the surname Kiesel most common?

Wikidata records people named Kiesel in the United States and Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Is the surname Kiesel getting more or less common?

More common. 2,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,913 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Kiesel

A surname, carried by 2,913 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). Kiesel is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,913 people named Kiesel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,989 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,158.

#10,924

rank among US surnames

2,913

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+35%

change since 2000 (was #13,028)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,919	Philbrick	2,915	105,916
#10,923	Kirkendall	2,914	105,952
#10,924	Kiesel	2,913	105,989
#10,931	Cordon	2,912	106,025

Who is named Kiesel

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

95% of people named Kiesel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kiesels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Kiesel
American sprinter (1911–1993)
Annemieke Kiesel
Association footballer, born 1979

Notable Kiesels come mostly from the United States (1) and Kingdom of the Netherlands (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kiesel

Kiesel 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 Kiesel?: 2,913 people in the United States had the surname Kiesel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,989 Americans. It ranked 10,924th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kiesel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kiesel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kiesel?: Bob Kiesel, American sprinter (1911–1993), followed by Annemieke Kiesel.
Where is the surname Kiesel most common?: Wikidata records people named Kiesel in the United States and Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Is the surname Kiesel getting more or less common?: More common. 2,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,913 in 2010, up 35%.