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    The surname Kimmel

    A German surname, carried by 10,528 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɪməl/ 2 syllables Soundex K540

    Kimmel: #3,396 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kimmel #3,396, 10,528 people Kimmel: #3,396 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kimmel #3,396, 10,528 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kimmel is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Kümmel, from Old High German kumil.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,528 people named Kimmel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,326 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,813.

    #3,396
    rank among US surnames
    10,528
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,340)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,387Iglesias10,54629,276
    #3,389Bayer10,54429,282
    #3,390Sager10,54129,290
    #3,391Kinder10,53929,296
    #3,392Koontz10,53829,298
    #3,394Villatoro10,53529,307
    #3,395O'Shea10,53129,318

    Who is named Kimmel

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

    96% of people named Kimmel identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kimmels

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jimmy Kimmel
      American talk show host and comedian (born 1967)
    • Michael Kimmel
      American sociologist, born 1951
    • Kari Kimmel
      American musician, born 1978

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kimmel

    Kimmel has the Soundex code K540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K540.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kimmel come from?
    From German Kümmel, from Old High German kumil.
    How common is the surname Kimmel?
    10,528 people in the United States had the surname Kimmel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,326 Americans. It ranked 3,396th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kimmel?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kimmel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kimmel?
    Jimmy Kimmel, American talk show host and comedian (born 1967), followed by Michael Kimmel.
    Where is the surname Kimmel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kimmel in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Kimmel?
    Kimmel is /ˈkɪməl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Kimmel getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,528 in 2010, up 7.3%.