How common is the surname Kight?

4,992 people in the United States had the surname Kight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,848 Americans. It ranked 6,753rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kight?

Lenore Kight, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1911-2000).

Where is the surname Kight most common?

Wikidata records people named Kight in the United States.

Is the surname Kight getting more or less common?

More common. 4,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,992 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Kight

A surname, carried by 4,992 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kight is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,992 people named Kight in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,848 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,446.

#6,753

rank among US surnames

4,992

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,956)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,744	Elwood	5,000	61,749
#6,746	Fraga	4,998	61,774
#6,748	Neves	4,997	61,786
#6,749	Batres	4,996	61,799
#6,750	Benge	4,995	61,811
#6,751	Tseng	4,994	61,823
#6,752	McMinn	4,993	61,836

Who is named Kight

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

87% of people named Kight identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kights

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lenore Kight
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1911-2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kight

Kight has the Soundex code K230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K230.

Questions

How common is the surname Kight?: 4,992 people in the United States had the surname Kight in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,848 Americans. It ranked 6,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kight?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Kight identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kight?: Lenore Kight, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1911-2000).
Where is the surname Kight most common?: Wikidata records people named Kight in the United States.
Is the surname Kight getting more or less common?: More common. 4,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,992 in 2010, up 12%.