How common is the surname Korman?

3,488 people in the United States had the surname Korman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,516 Americans. It ranked 9,337th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Korman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Korman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Korman?

Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (1927–2008).

Where is the surname Korman most common?

Wikidata records people named Korman in the United States.

Is the surname Korman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,488 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Korman

A surname, carried by 3,488 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Korman is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,488 people named Korman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,516 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,899.

#9,337

rank among US surnames

3,488

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+20.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,330	Leonhardt	3,491	88,440
#9,332	Kratzer	3,490	88,466
#9,334	Navarrette	3,489	88,491
#9,337	Korman	3,488	88,516
#9,338	Vallejos	3,487	88,542
#9,343	Ostrom	3,485	88,593

Who is named Korman

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

95% of people named Korman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kormans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harvey Korman
American actor and comedian (1927–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Korman

Karman

Korman has the Soundex code K655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K655.

Questions

How common is the surname Korman?: 3,488 people in the United States had the surname Korman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,516 Americans. It ranked 9,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Korman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Korman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Korman?: Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (1927–2008).
Where is the surname Korman most common?: Wikidata records people named Korman in the United States.
Is the surname Korman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,899 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,488 in 2010, up 20%.