How common is the last name Kent?

42,163 people in the United States have the last name Kent, about 1 in 7,089. It ranks #799 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KENT

#799

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
42,163
About
1 in 7,089
This common or more
37.2%
Who bears it

Of the 42,163 people with the last name Kent, 81.1% reported their origin as White, 10.1% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kent

#797 Leach · 42,194#798 Roach · 42,179#800 Whitehead · 42,089#801 Pruitt · 42,087

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kent, most common first.

#123,817 Kenty · 146

Also a first name

As a first name, Kent ranks #850 of 53,615, with 54,012 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1962, with 2,592 births. See Kent as a first name

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