How common is the surname Kilian?

3,065 people in the United States had the surname Kilian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. It ranked 10,480th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kilian?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kilian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kilian?

Hanns Kilian, bobsledder (1905–1981), followed by Victor Kilian.

Where is the surname Kilian most common?

Wikidata records people named Kilian in Germany and the United States.

Is the surname Kilian getting more or less common?

More common. 2,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,065 in 2010, up 8.8%.

Is Kilian also a first name?

Yes. Kilian 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 Kilian

A surname, carried by 3,065 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K450 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). Kilian is more common than 93.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,065 people named Kilian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,817.

#10,480

rank among US surnames

3,065

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,460)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,472	Taulbee	3,068	100,634
#10,473	Stough	3,067	100,667
#10,478	Doud	3,066	100,700
#10,480	Putney	3,065	100,733
#10,484	Caylor	3,064	100,766
#10,486	Caffrey	3,062	100,831

Who is named Kilian

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

94% of people named Kilian identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kilians

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hanns Kilian
Bobsledder (1905–1981)
Victor Kilian
American politician (1891–1979)

Notable Kilians come mostly from Germany (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kilian

Kilian has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Questions

How common is the surname Kilian?: 3,065 people in the United States had the surname Kilian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,733 Americans. It ranked 10,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kilian?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kilian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kilian?: Hanns Kilian, bobsledder (1905–1981), followed by Victor Kilian.
Where is the surname Kilian most common?: Wikidata records people named Kilian in Germany and the United States.
Is the surname Kilian getting more or less common?: More common. 2,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,065 in 2010, up 8.8%.
Is Kilian also a first name?: Yes. Kilian 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.