How common is the surname Kress?

7,528 people in the United States had the surname Kress in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,013 Americans. It ranked 4,711th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kress?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kress identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kress?

Nathan Kress, American actor (born 1992), followed by Nancy Kress.

Where is the surname Kress most common?

Wikidata records people named Kress in the United States.

Is the surname Kress getting more or less common?

More common. 7,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,528 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Kress

A surname, carried by 7,528 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kress is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,528 people named Kress in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,013 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,269.

#4,711

rank among US surnames

7,528

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,489)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,707	Burrow	7,539	40,953
#4,708	Holloman	7,536	40,969
#4,710	Hazen	7,532	40,991
#4,711	Laporte	7,528	41,013

Who is named Kress

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

96% of people named Kress identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kresss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nathan Kress
American actor (born 1992)
Nancy Kress
American science fiction writer (1948-)
Wilhelm Kress
Austrian aviation pioneer (1836-1913)
Samuel Henry Kress
American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five
Harold F. Kress
American film editor (1913-1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kress

Kress has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Questions

How common is the surname Kress?: 7,528 people in the United States had the surname Kress in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,013 Americans. It ranked 4,711th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kress?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kress identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kress?: Nathan Kress, American actor (born 1992), followed by Nancy Kress.
Where is the surname Kress most common?: Wikidata records people named Kress in the United States.
Is the surname Kress getting more or less common?: More common. 7,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,528 in 2010, up 3.6%.