How common is the surname Kuhns?

7,055 people in the United States had the surname Kuhns in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,763 Americans. It ranked 4,979th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kuhns?

Dorothy Heyward, American playwright, lyricist (1890–1961).

Where is the surname Kuhns most common?

Wikidata records people named Kuhns in the United States.

Is the surname Kuhns getting more or less common?

More common. 6,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,055 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Kuhns

A German surname, carried by 7,055 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kuhns is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Kuhns.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,055 people named Kuhns in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,763 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,710.

#4,979

rank among US surnames

7,055

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,809)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,974	Backus	7,064	43,707
#4,975	Destefano	7,058	43,744
#4,977	Tobar	7,056	43,756
#4,979	Kuhns	7,055	43,763
#4,980	Damian	7,048	43,806

Who is named Kuhns

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

96% of people named Kuhns identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kuhnss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dorothy Heyward
American playwright, lyricist (1890–1961)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kuhns

Kuhns has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kuhns come from?: Borrowed from German Kuhns.
How common is the surname Kuhns?: 7,055 people in the United States had the surname Kuhns in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,763 Americans. It ranked 4,979th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kuhns?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kuhns identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kuhns?: Dorothy Heyward, American playwright, lyricist (1890–1961).
Where is the surname Kuhns most common?: Wikidata records people named Kuhns in the United States.
Is the surname Kuhns getting more or less common?: More common. 6,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,055 in 2010, up 5.1%.