How Many People Have the Last Name Kay?
people had the surname Kay in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,121 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,148 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kay (85.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 5.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Kay ranks #1,090. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.8% to 85.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Kay grew from 23,189 people in 2000 to 24,337 in 2010 (up 5%), and its rank fell from #1,402 to #1,467. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.6 to 8.25 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 23,189 | 24,337 |
| Rank | #1,402 | #1,467 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.6 | 8.25 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Kay
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Kay: K000
👤 Kay as a First Name
Kay is a first name too: about 61,765 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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