How common is the surname Kurt?

1,542 people in the United States had the surname Kurt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,224 Americans. It ranked 18,078th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kurt?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kurt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kurt?

Sabahudin Kurt, Bosnian singer (1935–2018).

Where is the surname Kurt most common?

Wikidata records people named Kurt in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Is the surname Kurt getting more or less common?

More common. 1,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,542 in 2010, up 27%.

Is Kurt also a first name?

Yes. Kurt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kurt

A surname, carried by 1,542 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kurt is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,542 people named Kurt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,224 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,219.

#18,078

rank among US surnames

1,542

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+26.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,298)

Who is named Kurt

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

90% of people named Kurt identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kurts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sabahudin Kurt
Bosnian singer (1935–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kurt

Kurt has the Soundex code K630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K630.

Questions

How common is the surname Kurt?: 1,542 people in the United States had the surname Kurt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,224 Americans. It ranked 18,078th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kurt?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kurt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kurt?: Sabahudin Kurt, Bosnian singer (1935–2018).
Where is the surname Kurt most common?: Wikidata records people named Kurt in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Is the surname Kurt getting more or less common?: More common. 1,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,542 in 2010, up 27%.
Is Kurt also a first name?: Yes. Kurt is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.