How common is the surname Koen?

1,355 people in the United States had the surname Koen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,856 Americans. It ranked 19,834th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Koen getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,355 in 2010, down 0.9%.

Is Koen also a first name?

Yes. Koen 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 Koen

A surname, carried by 1,355 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K500 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). Koen is more common than 87.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,355 people named Koen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,856 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,367.

#19,834

rank among US surnames

1,355

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,594)

Who is named Koen

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

79% of people named Koen identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koen

Koen has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

Questions

How common is the surname Koen?: 1,355 people in the United States had the surname Koen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,856 Americans. It ranked 19,834th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koen?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Koen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Koen getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,355 in 2010, down 0.9%.
Is Koen also a first name?: Yes. Koen 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.