How common is the surname Koren?

1,772 people in the United States had the surname Koren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,236 Americans. It ranked 16,273rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Koren?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Koren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Koren most common?

Wikidata records people named Koren in Slovenia.

Is the surname Koren getting more or less common?

More common. 1,736 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,772 in 2010, up 2.1%.

Is Koren also a first name?

Yes. Koren 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 Koren

A Hebrew surname, carried by 1,772 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koren is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

(Surname): From Hebrew קורן.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,772 people named Koren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,236 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,736.

#16,273

rank among US surnames

1,772

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,485)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,265	Rake	1,773	174,137
#16,273	Layden	1,772	174,236

Who is named Koren

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

96% of people named Koren identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Korens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katja Koren
Alpine skier, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koren

Koren has the Soundex code K650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K650.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Koren come from?: (Surname): From Hebrew קורן.
How common is the surname Koren?: 1,772 people in the United States had the surname Koren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,236 Americans. It ranked 16,273rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koren?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Koren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Koren?: Katja Koren, alpine skier.
Where is the surname Koren most common?: Wikidata records people named Koren in Slovenia.
Is the surname Koren getting more or less common?: More common. 1,736 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,772 in 2010, up 2.1%.
Is Koren also a first name?: Yes. Koren 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.