How Many People Have the Last Name Kerr?
people had the surname Kerr in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,596 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,953 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kerr (86.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Kerr ranks #563. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 89.2% to 86.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Kerr grew from 42,758 people in 2000 to 44,711 in 2010 (up 4.6%), and its rank fell from #729 to #771. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 15.85 to 15.16 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 42,758 | 44,711 |
| Rank | #729 | #771 |
| Per 100,000 people | 15.85 | 15.16 |
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Same Soundex code as Kerr: K600
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