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    The surname Konig

    A surname, carried by 743 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K520

    Konig: #31,211 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Konig #31,211, 743 people Konig: #31,211 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Konig #31,211, 743 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Konig is more common than 80.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 743 people named Konig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 415,539 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 659.

    #31,211
    rank among US surnames
    743
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.7%
    change since 2000 (was #32,823)

    Who is named Konig

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

    90% of people named Konig identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Konigs

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Franz König
      Austrian Catholic cardinal (1905–2004)
    • Ludolf König
      20th Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order, 1280–1347
    • Rudolf König
      Austrian astronomist (1865–1927)
    • Karl König
      Austrian paediatrician (1902–1966)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Konig

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Konig?
    743 people in the United States had the surname Konig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 415,539 Americans. It ranked 31,211th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Konig?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Konig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Konig?
    Franz König, Austrian Catholic cardinal (1905–2004), followed by Ludolf König.
    Where is the surname Konig most common?
    Wikidata records people named Konig in Austria.
    Is the surname Konig getting more or less common?
    More common. 659 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 743 in 2010, up 13%.