How common is the surname Kizer?

5,116 people in the United States had the surname Kizer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,349 Americans. It ranked 6,621st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kizer?

Carolyn Kizer, American poet (1925–2014), followed by Lynetta Kizer.

Where is the surname Kizer most common?

Wikidata records people named Kizer in the United States.

Is the surname Kizer getting more or less common?

More common. 4,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,116 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Kizer

A surname, carried by 5,116 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). Kizer is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,116 people named Kizer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,349 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,892.

#6,621

rank among US surnames

5,116

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,616	Detweiler	5,119	60,314
#6,618	Reams	5,118	60,325
#6,620	Westerman	5,117	60,337
#6,621	Kizer	5,116	60,349
#6,622	Royce	5,115	60,361

Who is named Kizer

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

76% of people named Kizer identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kizers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carolyn Kizer
American poet (1925–2014)
Lynetta Kizer
American-Bosnian basketball player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kizer

Kizer 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 Kizer?: 5,116 people in the United States had the surname Kizer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,349 Americans. It ranked 6,621st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kizer?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Kizer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kizer?: Carolyn Kizer, American poet (1925–2014), followed by Lynetta Kizer.
Where is the surname Kizer most common?: Wikidata records people named Kizer in the United States.
Is the surname Kizer getting more or less common?: More common. 4,892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,116 in 2010, up 4.6%.