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The surname Kissane

An Irish surname, carried by 1,094 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kɪˈseɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex K250

Kissane: #23,283 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kissane #23,283, 1,094 people Kissane: #23,283 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kissane #23,283, 1,094 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kissane is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish Ó Ciosáin.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,094 people named Kissane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,060.

#23,283
rank among US surnames
1,094
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+3.2%
change since 2000 (was #22,637)

Who is named Kissane

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

95% of people named Kissane identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
  • Two or more races 1.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kissane come from?
From Irish Ó Ciosáin.
How common is the surname Kissane?
1,094 people in the United States had the surname Kissane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kissane?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kissane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Kissane?
Kissane is /kɪˈseɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Kissane getting more or less common?
More common. 1,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 3.2%.