How common is the last name King?

453,539 people in the United States have the last name King, about 1 in 659. It ranks #36 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KING

#36

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
453,539
About
1 in 659
This common or more
10.3%
Who bears it

Of the 453,539 people with the last name King, 67.5% reported their origin as White, 22.3% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of King

#34 Young · 468,920#35 Allen · 465,583#37 Wright · 443,210#38 Torres · 435,998

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of King, most common first.

#41,765 Kiang · 561#43,008 Kins · 542#120,164 Kink · 152#134,631 Kieng · 130#136,807 Kinz · 127

Also a first name

As a first name, King ranks #1,495 of 53,615, with 22,343 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 2,705 births. See King as a first name

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