How common is the surname Kiser?

18,674 people in the United States had the surname Kiser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,533 Americans. It ranked 1,934th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Kiser most common?

Wikidata records people named Kiser in the United States.

Is the surname Kiser getting more or less common?

More common. 17,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,674 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Kiser

A surname, carried by 18,674 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kiser is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,674 people named Kiser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,533 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,693.

#1,934

rank among US surnames

18,674

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,865)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,925	Dietz	18,720	16,493
#1,926	Smallwood	18,717	16,495
#1,927	Adair	18,708	16,503
#1,928	Gold	18,698	16,512
#1,929	Laird	18,696	16,514
#1,930	Lacey	18,691	16,518
#1,931	Christie	18,681	16,527

Who is named Kiser

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

91% of people named Kiser identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kisers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terry Kiser
American actor, born 1939

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kiser

Kiser has the Soundex code K260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K260.

Questions

How common is the surname Kiser?: 18,674 people in the United States had the surname Kiser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,533 Americans. It ranked 1,934th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kiser?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kiser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kiser?: Terry Kiser, American actor.
Where is the surname Kiser most common?: Wikidata records people named Kiser in the United States.
Is the surname Kiser getting more or less common?: More common. 17,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,674 in 2010, up 5.5%.