How Many People Have the Last Name King?
people had the surname King in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 634 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
+26,436 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname King (70.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, King ranks #21. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 72.8% to 70.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
King grew from 438,986 people in 2000 to 465,422 in 2010 (up 6%), and its rank rose from #35 to #34. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 162.73 to 157.78 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 438,986 | 465,422 |
| Rank | #35 | #34 |
| Per 100,000 people | 162.73 | 157.78 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near King
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as King: K520
👤 King as a First Name
King is a first name too: about 33,596 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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