How common is the surname Koenig?

22,499 people in the United States had the surname Koenig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. It ranked 1,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Koenig?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Koenig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Koenig?

Ezra Koenig, American rock musician, followed by Andrew Koenig.

Where is the surname Koenig most common?

Wikidata records people named Koenig in the United States.

How do you pronounce Koenig?

Koenig is /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Koenig getting more or less common?

More common. 21,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,499 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Koenig

A German surname, carried by 22,499 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡ/ 2 syllables Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koenig is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German König (“king”).

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 22,499 people named Koenig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,606.

#1,592

rank among US surnames

22,499

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,527)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,583	Godwin	22,628	13,644
#1,584	Sprague	22,610	13,655
#1,585	Rosen	22,596	13,664
#1,586	Quintanilla	22,581	13,673
#1,587	Otto	22,558	13,687
#1,588	Billings	22,553	13,690
#1,589	Connell	22,552	13,690

Who is named Koenig

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

95% of people named Koenig identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Koenigs

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ezra Koenig
American rock musician, born 1984
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor (1968–2010)
Pierre Koenig
American architect (1925–2004)
Sarah Koenig
American journalist and podcast host, born 1969
William Koenig
American Catholic priest, born 1956
Andrew Koenig
American computer programmer, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Koenig

Koenig has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Koenig come from?: Borrowed from German König (“king”).
How common is the surname Koenig?: 22,499 people in the United States had the surname Koenig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,723 Americans. It ranked 1,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koenig?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Koenig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Koenig?: Ezra Koenig, American rock musician, followed by Andrew Koenig.
Where is the surname Koenig most common?: Wikidata records people named Koenig in the United States.
How do you pronounce Koenig?: Koenig is /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Koenig getting more or less common?: More common. 21,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,499 in 2010, up 4.1%.