Explore the Family Name Ketron

The meaning of Ketron

Americanized form of German Kettering.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ketron has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,062 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had moved up to a rank of 15,818, reflecting a 1.52% rise. The count of individuals with the Ketron surname also grew from 1,657 in 2000 to 1,841 in 2010, marking an 11.1% increase. This change also led to a slight boost in the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population, rising from 0.61 to 0.62.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,062	#15,818	1.52%
Count	1,657	1,841	11.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.62	1.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ketron

Regarding the ethnicity linked to the surname Ketron, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that its ethnic identity is predominantly White, with 97.28% in 2000 and 95.76% in 2010, although there's been a small decrease of 1.56%. There were also discernible increases in its association with other ethnicities. For instance, Hispanic Ketrons rose from 1.03% to 1.30%, an increase of 26.21%, while those identifying as Black went up from 0.42% to 0.49%, a 16.67% increase. Interestingly, the data for 2010 also shows an emergence of Ketrons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both at 0.49%, where no such identities were recorded in 2000. Finally, those associated with two or more races increased slightly from 1.03% to 1.14%, marking a 10.68% jump.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	95.76%	-1.56%
Hispanic	1.03%	1.3%	26.21%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.14%	10.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0.42%	0.49%	16.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.49%	0%