How common is the surname Kole?

1,376 people in the United States had the surname Kole in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Kole most common?

Wikidata records people named Kole in the United States.

Is the surname Kole getting more or less common?

More common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Kole also a first name?

Yes. Kole 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 Kole

A German surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K400 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). Kole is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

The surname is an anglicization of German Kohl. The given name is a modern spelling variant of Cole.

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 1,376 people named Kole in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,311.

#19,602

rank among US surnames

1,376

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #19,164)

Who is named Kole

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

88% of people named Kole identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Koles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Warren Kole
American actor, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kole

Kole has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kole come from?: The surname is an anglicization of German Kohl. The given name is a modern spelling variant of Cole.
How common is the surname Kole?: 1,376 people in the United States had the surname Kole in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kole?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kole identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kole?: Warren Kole, American actor.
Where is the surname Kole most common?: Wikidata records people named Kole in the United States.
Is the surname Kole getting more or less common?: More common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Kole also a first name?: Yes. Kole 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.