Explore the Family Name Kall

The meaning of Kall

1. Swedish (Käll): ornamental name from källa ‘spring, source’. 2. German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland named Kall. 3. German: possibly also a topographic name from Slavic kal ‘muddy place, slough’ or ‘shallow pool, filled with rainwater’.

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How common is the last name Kall in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kall is not very common in the United States. In the year 2000, the surname held a rank of 31,339, which dropped to 37,646 by 2010, marking a decrease in popularity of 20.13%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period from 699 to 591, a decline of 15.45%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Kall per 100,000 inhabitants fell by 23.08%, from 0.26 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,339	#37,646	-20.13%
Count	699	591	-15.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.2	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kall

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a slight increase in the percentage of whites with the surname Kall between 2000 and 2010, from 92.27% to 93.06%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population with this surname saw significant growth, rising by 145.93% from 1.72% to 4.23%. However, the Black population with the name Kall declined sharply by 74.56% from 4.01% to 1.02%. In 2010, there were also some individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity who bear the name Kall, while none were recorded in 2000. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races and American Indian/Alaskan Native was zero in both censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.27%	93.06%	0.86%
Hispanic	1.72%	4.23%	145.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.02%	0%
Black	4.01%	1.02%	-74.56%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%