How common is the surname Kunkel?

9,488 people in the United States had the surname Kunkel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,541 Americans. It ranked 3,736th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kunkel?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kunkel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kunkel?

Russ Kunkel, American drummer, followed by Glenn Tryon.

Where is the surname Kunkel most common?

Wikidata records people named Kunkel in the United States.

Is the surname Kunkel getting more or less common?

More common. 9,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,488 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Kunkel

A surname, carried by 9,488 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kunkel is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,488 people named Kunkel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,541 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,375.

#3,736

rank among US surnames

9,488

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,487)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,727	Hackney	9,507	32,476
#3,729	Findley	9,505	32,482
#3,730	Holtz	9,502	32,493
#3,731	Glynn	9,501	32,496
#3,732	Scroggins	9,495	32,517
#3,733	Packard	9,494	32,520
#3,734	Antoine	9,493	32,523

Who is named Kunkel

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

96% of people named Kunkel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kunkels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Russ Kunkel
American drummer, born 1948
Glenn Tryon
American actor (1898-1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kunkel

Kunkel has the Soundex code K524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K524.

Questions

How common is the surname Kunkel?: 9,488 people in the United States had the surname Kunkel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,541 Americans. It ranked 3,736th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kunkel?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kunkel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kunkel?: Russ Kunkel, American drummer, followed by Glenn Tryon.
Where is the surname Kunkel most common?: Wikidata records people named Kunkel in the United States.
Is the surname Kunkel getting more or less common?: More common. 9,375 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,488 in 2010, up 1.2%.