How common is the surname Kristoff?

1,098 people in the United States had the surname Kristoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. It ranked 23,222nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kristoff?

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

Who is the most famous person named Kristoff?

Jay Kristoff, Australian science fiction and fantasy author (1973-).

Where is the surname Kristoff most common?

Wikidata records people named Kristoff in Australia.

Is the surname Kristoff getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,098 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Kristoff

A surname, carried by 1,098 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kristoff is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,098 people named Kristoff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,144.

#23,222

rank among US surnames

1,098

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #21,335)

Who is named Kristoff

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

95% of people named Kristoff identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kristoffs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jay Kristoff
Australian science fiction and fantasy author (1973-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kristoff

Kristoff has the Soundex code K623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K623.

Questions

How common is the surname Kristoff?: 1,098 people in the United States had the surname Kristoff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. It ranked 23,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kristoff?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kristoff identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kristoff?: Jay Kristoff, Australian science fiction and fantasy author (1973-).
Where is the surname Kristoff most common?: Wikidata records people named Kristoff in Australia.
Is the surname Kristoff getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,098 in 2010, down 4.0%.