Explore the Family Name Keh

The meaning of Keh

Chinese: 1. variant of Ke. 2. variant Romanization of the surname 郭, see Guo 1.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Keh' has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 70,052 in terms of commonality among surnames and rose to a ranking of 59,470 by 2010, indicating an increase in popularity by 15.11 percent. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 261 to 340 during this decade, marking a substantial increase of 30.27 percent. The proportion of individuals with the Keh surname per 100,000 people also increased by 20.0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#59,470	15.11%
Count	261	340	30.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Keh

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Keh', the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those who bear this surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, although this percentage dropped slightly from 90.04 percent in 2000 to 85.29 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a slight rise from 6.51 percent to 7.65 percent. Remarkably, the percentage of those identifying as Black saw a notable increase from 1.92 percent to 3.24 percent. There was also a new appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic at 2.06 percent in 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying with two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.04%	85.29%	-5.28%
White	6.51%	7.65%	17.51%
Black	1.92%	3.24%	68.75%
Hispanic	0%	2.06%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%