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    Surnames beginning with K

    1,152 surnames starting with K, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.

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    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 King nickname 34 465,422
    2 Kelly Irish 74 267,394
    3 Kim Korean 77 262,352
    4 Kennedy Irish 146 176,865
    5 Kelley Irish 198 140,693
    6 Knight English, occupational 209 136,713
    7 Keller 317 98,268
    8 Klein German 392 81,471
    9 Khan 427 76,171
    10 Kramer Dutch 526 63,936
    11 Kirk place 623 54,394
    12 Kirby place 633 53,767
    13 Kane patronymic 680 50,584
    14 Koch German, occupational 698 49,395
    15 Keith Scottish Gaelic, place 718 48,487
    16 Kaur 711 48,753
    17 Kemp Dutch, occupational 753 46,146
    18 Kerr patronymic 771 44,711
    19 Kline German 761 45,390
    20 Knox Scottish Gaelic 769 44,742
    21 Kent Latin, place 778 44,325
    22 Knapp English 825 41,771
    23 Krueger German, occupational 946 36,743
    24 Krause German 1,009 34,722
    25 Kaufman German, occupational 1,007 34,844
    26 Key 1,037 33,501
    27 Kaiser German, patronymic 1,039 33,480
    28 Kidd 1,060 33,186
    29 Kuhn 1,102 31,776
    30 Katz German 1,101 31,780
    31 Kang Korean 1,084 32,221
    32 Kendall Norse, place 1,126 31,209
    33 Kinney 1,113 31,558
    34 Kirkland 1,161 30,283
    35 Kaplan Latin 1,196 29,582
    36 Knowles English, place 1,239 28,460
    37 Kern 1,237 28,547
    38 Kessler German, occupational 1,216 29,064
    39 Kendrick 1,259 27,915
    40 Kenney 1,266 27,759
    41 Kirkpatrick 1,344 26,251
    42 Kumar 1,357 25,986
    43 Kay 1,467 24,337
    44 Kurtz 1,476 24,216
    45 Kimball Welsh 1,544 23,293
    46 Kauffman German, occupational 1,606 22,353
    47 Koenig German 1,592 22,499
    48 Kraft 1,635 22,035
    49 Kilgore Scottish Gaelic 1,667 21,627
    50 Kearney Irish 1,730 20,706
    51 Keenan patronymic 1,765 20,353
    52 Kruse 1,741 20,584
    53 Koehler 1,853 19,368
    54 Kraus German 1,890 19,028
    55 Kyle Scottish Gaelic, place 1,924 18,721
    56 Keys 1,900 18,899
    57 Keen 1,959 18,459
    58 Kiser 1,934 18,674
    59 Keyes 1,979 18,252
    60 Kincaid Scottish Gaelic, place 2,000 18,075
    61 Kowalski Polish 1,999 18,077
    62 Kimble 2,003 18,040
    63 Keene 2,032 17,711
    64 Kenny patronymic 2,077 17,429
    65 Keating 2,121 17,060
    66 Knutson 2,145 16,910
    67 Kohler German 2,177 16,686
    68 Kinsey English 2,258 16,102
    69 Kellogg nickname 2,378 15,317
    70 Kerns 2,333 15,614
    71 Kahn German 2,473 14,584
    72 Kitchen 2,390 15,170
    73 Kearns Irish 2,394 15,136
    74 Knott patronymic 2,466 14,622
    75 Kelsey English, place 2,501 14,456
    76 Kilpatrick 2,565 14,087
    77 Kaminski Polish 2,553 14,152
    78 Kong Chinese 2,551 14,165
    79 Kruger German, occupational 2,591 13,898
    80 Keener 2,633 13,687
    81 Ko Chinese 2,708 13,312
    82 Kwon Chinese 2,721 13,235
    83 Kenyon 2,796 12,891
    84 Killian 2,833 12,717
    85 Kimbrough 2,978 12,034
    86 Kolb German 3,064 11,705
    87 Krieger 3,133 11,521
    88 Keane Irish, patronymic 3,154 11,459
    89 Keeler 3,124 11,546
    90 Kiefer 3,240 11,141
    91 Kopp 3,232 11,175
    92 Keck 3,227 11,186
    93 Keefe 3,275 11,028
    94 Kroll nickname 3,253 11,098
    95 Krebs German 3,260 11,067
    96 Kuntz German 3,307 10,848
    97 Kemper 3,401 10,518
    98 Kimmel German 3,396 10,528
    99 Kitchens 3,359 10,647
    100 Koontz 3,392 10,538
    101 Kinder 3,391 10,539
    102 Kozlowski Polish 3,449 10,358
    103 Karr 3,460 10,324
    104 Keegan Irish, patronymic 3,450 10,354
    105 Kunz 3,578 9,953
    106 Kohn Hebrew 3,673 9,701
    107 Kirchner German 3,554 10,044
    108 Kasper 3,545 10,064
    109 Keaton place 3,656 9,723
    110 Kelleher Irish, patronymic 3,663 9,714
    111 Kuykendall Dutch 3,608 9,841
    112 Keeton 3,647 9,748
    113 Koehn 3,711 9,559
    114 Knoll German 3,697 9,608
    115 Keefer 3,713 9,552
    116 Kunkel 3,736 9,488
    117 Kohl German 3,806 9,303
    118 Kovacs Hungarian 3,917 9,072
    119 Keeney Irish 3,813 9,294
    120 Knudsen Danish 3,898 9,104
    121 Klinger 3,864 9,179
    122 Kee 3,932 9,049
    123 Kovach 3,940 9,040
    124 Kaye 4,113 8,627
    125 Kwan Chinese 3,966 8,965
    126 Kidwell 3,951 9,006
    127 Keeling 3,975 8,938
    128 Keel 4,090 8,682
    129 Kirsch 4,050 8,764
    130 Kish 4,072 8,725
    131 Kelso 4,096 8,671
    132 Kirkwood English, place 4,320 8,227
    133 Ketchum 4,213 8,407
    134 Koss 4,147 8,544
    135 Kersey English, place 4,189 8,459
    136 Kingsley English 4,417 8,043
    137 Knowlton English, place 4,354 8,157
    138 Keyser 4,446 7,978
    139 Kremer 4,554 7,784
    140 Krug German 4,531 7,827
    141 Kehoe Irish 4,602 7,708
    142 Keim Yiddish 4,565 7,769
    143 Kress 4,711 7,528
    144 Kraemer 4,592 7,726
    145 Kling 4,598 7,713
    146 Kozak occupational 4,733 7,495
    147 Keiser 4,809 7,348
    148 Kuo 4,767 7,426
    149 Koester 4,789 7,380
    150 Knotts 4,872 7,232
    151 Knudson 4,841 7,278
    152 Kester 4,870 7,237
    153 Kingston English 4,998 7,033
    154 Kaufmann 5,133 6,818
    155 Koller 5,152 6,792
    156 Kuehn 4,905 7,181
    157 Kuhns German 4,979 7,055
    158 Kinard Scottish Gaelic 4,990 7,035
    159 Khalil Arabic 5,024 6,983
    160 Kerrigan Irish, patronymic 5,204 6,714
    161 Krauss German 5,097 6,865
    162 Karl 5,308 6,564
    163 Kidder 5,179 6,746
    164 Kistler 5,185 6,742
    165 Kiley 5,255 6,639
    166 Kieffer 5,241 6,656
    167 Kesler 5,210 6,704
    168 Koster 5,293 6,580
    169 Keil 5,278 6,603
    170 Krantz 5,408 6,436
    171 Kingsbury English, place 5,500 6,325
    172 Kissinger German 5,390 6,455
    173 Karnes 5,494 6,333
    174 Kwiatkowski Polish 5,457 6,377
    175 Kempf German 5,465 6,364
    176 Kocher German 5,514 6,308
    177 Kamara 5,530 6,288
    178 Kirkman 5,611 6,197
    179 Klug German 5,737 6,041
    180 Kellum 5,658 6,136
    181 Kuhlman 5,705 6,078
    182 Klotz 5,754 6,021
    183 Kao 5,758 6,018
    184 Kiernan 5,802 5,966
    185 Kipp 5,788 5,978
    186 Krohn 5,796 5,969
    187 Kimbrell 5,759 6,016
    188 Kilmer 5,938 5,799
    189 Koerner 5,833 5,928
    190 Karas Turkish 5,890 5,858
    191 Kuhl 5,877 5,872
    192 Kibler 5,900 5,849
    193 Kahler German 5,865 5,881
    194 Karim Arabic 6,001 5,729
    195 Koonce 5,878 5,870
    196 Khoury Arabic 5,980 5,753
    197 Kinser 6,012 5,720
    198 Kowalczyk Polish 6,107 5,615
    199 Kennard 6,126 5,592
    200 Kwong Chinese 6,084 5,637
    201 Keeley Irish, patronymic 6,141 5,578
    202 Karp Yiddish 6,143 5,577
    203 Kavanaugh Irish 6,109 5,611
    204 Kirksey 6,068 5,654
    205 Koon 6,083 5,638
    206 Knecht German, occupational 6,267 5,452
    207 Koons 6,278 5,442
    208 Korn 6,278 5,442
    209 Klaus 6,388 5,328
    210 Kwok Chinese 6,257 5,458
    211 Kite 6,258 5,457
    212 Kavanagh Irish 6,414 5,301
    213 Kreider German 6,353 5,365
    214 Kerley Irish 6,375 5,342
    215 Kephart 6,330 5,390
    216 Kato Japanese 6,461 5,257
    217 Knighton 6,591 5,139
    218 Kershaw English 6,630 5,109
    219 Koski 6,424 5,288
    220 Kratz 6,490 5,231
    221 Kahl 6,508 5,215
    222 Kaylor 6,454 5,260
    223 Kile 6,486 5,234
    224 Kain Irish 6,603 5,132
    225 Kizer 6,621 5,116
    226 Kiel 6,583 5,146
    227 Kranz 6,589 5,141
    228 Kessel 6,777 4,976
    229 Kellar 6,613 5,120
    230 Kitts 6,694 5,045
    231 Kenner 6,694 5,045
    232 Kight 6,753 4,992
    233 Kuehl 6,847 4,918
    234 Kyles 6,853 4,911
    235 Killion Irish 6,799 4,960
    236 Koval Ukrainian 6,912 4,855
    237 Kingery 6,811 4,952
    238 Kurth 6,813 4,951
    239 Koo Chinese 6,843 4,923
    240 Ku Korean 6,877 4,888
    241 Kangas 7,013 4,776
    242 Kindred 7,026 4,763
    243 Kissel 7,042 4,756
    244 Kulp 7,143 4,681
    245 Kean 7,543 4,408
    246 Keough Irish 7,243 4,605
    247 Kornegay German 7,116 4,702
    248 Killingsworth 7,135 4,686
    249 Kunkle 7,142 4,682
    250 Kates 7,284 4,574
    251 Kushner Yiddish 7,680 4,323
    252 Kell 7,298 4,568
    253 Kirschner 7,377 4,517
    254 Kulkarni 7,390 4,506
    255 Kaminsky 7,481 4,453
    256 Kwak Polish 7,184 4,652
    257 Kellerman 7,793 4,252
    258 Klatt 7,275 4,580
    259 Kilby English, place 7,534 4,412
    260 Keister 7,317 4,560
    261 Kellner 7,673 4,329
    262 Kroeger German, occupational 7,552 4,402
    263 Korte 7,505 4,436
    264 Kiger 7,429 4,484
    265 Knorr 7,665 4,333
    266 Kasten 7,614 4,366
    267 Kolar 7,532 4,413
    268 Knepp 7,559 4,398
    269 Kerby 7,643 4,345
    270 Kilburn English, place 7,737 4,290
    271 Kowal Polish, occupational 7,658 4,337
    272 Kinsella Irish 7,920 4,179
    273 Kellam 7,680 4,323
    274 Krieg 7,695 4,314
    275 Kittle 7,791 4,253
    276 Kiss Hungarian 8,305 3,990
    277 Kershner 7,847 4,219
    278 Kastner 7,997 4,136
    279 Kantor 8,322 3,982
    280 Klink 8,164 4,059
    281 Killen 7,968 4,151
    282 Karns Irish 8,003 4,133
    283 Kirkham English, place 8,032 4,121
    284 Kessinger 7,933 4,170
    285 Ketcham 8,042 4,115
    286 Krull 8,055 4,111
    287 Kittrell 7,987 4,140
    288 Klassen 8,121 4,084
    289 Kamp 8,006 4,131
    290 Kaul 8,016 4,128
    291 Kapp 8,333 3,974
    292 Krupa 8,138 4,073
    293 Kugler 8,250 4,015
    294 Kreger 8,055 4,111
    295 Kindle 8,065 4,109
    296 Kinley Scottish Gaelic 8,073 4,105
    297 Kennon 8,178 4,053
    298 Knopp German 8,080 4,103
    299 Kaczmarek Polish 8,184 4,052
    300 Kanter 8,285 4,000
    301 Kania 8,102 4,092
    302 Krol 8,235 4,025
    303 Kimura Japanese 8,164 4,059
    304 Kucera Czech 8,168 4,058
    305 Kerner 8,283 4,001
    306 Knepper 8,408 3,930
    307 Knuth 8,415 3,927
    308 Krall 8,328 3,980
    309 Kalman 8,415 3,927
    310 Kurz 8,504 3,874
    311 Kalinowski Polish 8,377 3,951
    312 Kass 8,655 3,796
    313 Kutz 8,408 3,930
    314 Kerwin Irish 8,635 3,808
    315 Kobayashi Japanese 8,568 3,845
    316 Kimber patronymic 8,581 3,838
    317 Kenna Irish, patronymic 8,586 3,837
    318 Kircher German 8,714 3,765
    319 Kale 8,518 3,864
    320 Kersten 8,920 3,669
    321 Krishnan Tamil 8,631 3,810
    322 Kapoor 8,663 3,794
    323 Kallas 8,706 3,770
    324 Kuang 8,712 3,767
    325 Kammerer German 8,946 3,659
    326 Knighten 8,724 3,759
    327 Krouse 8,724 3,759
    328 Kam 8,749 3,749
    329 Karcher 8,756 3,746
    330 Koh Chinese 9,090 3,595
    331 Kubiak Polish 8,911 3,674
    332 Krick 8,802 3,720
    333 Kautz 8,858 3,699
    334 Klingler 8,923 3,668
    335 Keele English 8,941 3,661
    336 Koger 8,944 3,660
    337 Kinsman 9,245 3,521
    338 Klingensmith 9,186 3,551
    339 Kennelly Irish 9,666 3,358
    340 Klimek 9,328 3,492
    341 Korman 9,337 3,488
    342 Kerber 9,221 3,535
    343 Kost 9,241 3,522
    344 Kennett 9,245 3,521
    345 Krawczyk Polish 9,258 3,516
    346 Kellett 9,267 3,513
    347 Kayser 9,415 3,454
    348 Kropp 9,298 3,500
    349 Keffer 9,320 3,493
    350 Kratzer German 9,332 3,490
    351 Kleinman 9,607 3,383
    352 Kettler 9,495 3,424
    353 Kempton English, place 9,397 3,460
    354 Karam Manipuri 9,560 3,401
    355 Kinne 9,466 3,437
    356 Krajewski Polish 9,515 3,416
    357 Khang 9,529 3,411
    358 Kisner 9,548 3,405
    359 Kummer German 9,679 3,354
    360 Kunze 9,686 3,351
    361 Kegley 9,587 3,391
    362 Keever 9,596 3,386
    363 Keesee French 9,636 3,368
    364 Kernan 9,850 3,284
    365 Kagan 10,891 2,925
    366 Knisley 9,879 3,273
    367 Krone 9,925 3,253
    368 Konrad 10,514 3,052
    369 Kenworthy English, place 9,932 3,248
    370 Kahle 10,088 3,195
    371 Koziol Polish 10,090 3,194
    372 Keo 10,001 3,223
    373 Kral 10,352 3,112
    374 Kepler German 10,204 3,157
    375 Kogan Russian 10,387 3,102
    376 Kiker 10,082 3,197
    377 Killeen Irish 10,245 3,146
    378 Kensinger German 10,122 3,184
    379 Kilian 10,480 3,065
    380 Küng 10,348 3,113
    381 Kyser Dutch 10,499 3,056
    382 Korth 10,211 3,156
    383 Koepke 10,373 3,106
    384 Kan Japanese 10,647 3,005
    385 Khanna Punjabi 10,520 3,049
    386 Krier 10,416 3,090
    387 Kober German 11,189 2,826
    388 Kime 10,453 3,076
    389 Kollar 10,607 3,019
    390 Khalid 10,531 3,046
    391 Kloss German 10,815 2,945
    392 Kimes 10,541 3,042
    393 Krupp German 10,692 2,989
    394 Kujawa Polish 10,548 3,039
    395 Kravitz 10,837 2,938
    396 Kincade 10,565 3,033
    397 Ketterman 10,584 3,029
    398 Kelch German 10,613 3,018
    399 Keown 10,758 2,965
    400 Kiesel 10,924 2,913