How common is the surname Kimball?

23,293 people in the United States had the surname Kimball in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,255 Americans. It ranked 1,544th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kimball?

Clara Kimball Young, American actress (1890–1960), followed by Bobby Kimball.

Where is the surname Kimball most common?

Wikidata records people named Kimball in the United States.

Is the surname Kimball getting more or less common?

More common. 22,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,293 in 2010, up 1.3%.

Is Kimball also a first name?

Yes. Kimball 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 Kimball

A Welsh surname, carried by 23,293 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K514 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). Kimball is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

From Old Welsh Cynbel, from cyn (“chief”) + bel (“war”). Possibly also from Old English Cynebeald.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,293 people named Kimball in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,255 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,990.

#1,544

rank among US surnames

23,293

people in 2010

7.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,535	Lord	23,405	13,191
#1,536	Thao	23,404	13,192
#1,537	Connelly	23,398	13,195
#1,538	Driscoll	23,385	13,203
#1,539	Dubois	23,366	13,213
#1,540	Feldman	23,356	13,219
#1,541	Coker	23,348	13,224

Who is named Kimball

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

93% of people named Kimball identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kimballs

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clara Kimball Young
American actress (1890–1960)
Bobby Kimball
American singer, born 1947
Ward Kimball
American animator (1914-2002)
Cheyenne Kimball
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist, born 1990
Charlie Kimball
American racing driver, born 1985
Jeffrey L. Kimball
American cinematographer, born 1943
Edward Kimball
American actor (1859–1938)
Roger Kimball
American publisher, born 1953
Francis H. Kimball
American architect (1845–1919)
Weston McKennie
American soccer player (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kimball

Kimball has the Soundex code K514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K514.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kimball come from?: From Old Welsh Cynbel, from cyn (“chief”) + bel (“war”). Possibly also from Old English Cynebeald.
How common is the surname Kimball?: 23,293 people in the United States had the surname Kimball in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,255 Americans. It ranked 1,544th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kimball?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kimball identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kimball?: Clara Kimball Young, American actress (1890–1960), followed by Bobby Kimball.
Where is the surname Kimball most common?: Wikidata records people named Kimball in the United States.
Is the surname Kimball getting more or less common?: More common. 22,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,293 in 2010, up 1.3%.
Is Kimball also a first name?: Yes. Kimball 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.