How common is the surname Kuhl?

5,872 people in the United States had the surname Kuhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,579 Americans. It ranked 5,877th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kuhl?

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

Who is the most famous person named Kuhl?

David E. Kuhl, American scientist (1929–2017).

Where is the surname Kuhl most common?

Wikidata records people named Kuhl in the United States.

Is the surname Kuhl getting more or less common?

More common. 5,662 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,872 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Kuhl

A surname, carried by 5,872 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kuhl is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

From the German surname, from the noun Kuhle (“hollow, cave”). Also from the adjective kühl (“cool, fresh”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,872 people named Kuhl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,579 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,662.

#5,877

rank among US surnames

5,872

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,622)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,873	Schaller	5,875	52,552
#5,874	Vanburen	5,874	52,561
#5,875	Lombard	5,873	52,570
#5,877	Kuhl	5,872	52,579

Who is named Kuhl

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

96% of people named Kuhl identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kuhls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David E. Kuhl
American scientist (1929–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kuhl

Kuhl has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Questions

Where does the surname Kuhl come from?: From the German surname, from the noun Kuhle (“hollow, cave”). Also from the adjective kühl (“cool, fresh”).
How common is the surname Kuhl?: 5,872 people in the United States had the surname Kuhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,579 Americans. It ranked 5,877th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kuhl?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kuhl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kuhl?: David E. Kuhl, American scientist (1929–2017).
Where is the surname Kuhl most common?: Wikidata records people named Kuhl in the United States.
Is the surname Kuhl getting more or less common?: More common. 5,662 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,872 in 2010, up 3.7%.