Ketring Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ketring Surname User-submission:

The Ketring surname comes from Old Celtic cat, meaning 'battle', 'war', which gives cata, meaning 'warrior'. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'chief of battle', 'warlord'.

Ketring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:650,73452,170
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Ketring Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ketring surname comes from Old Celtic cat, meaning 'battle', 'war', which gives cata, meaning 'warrior'. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'chief of battle', 'warlord'.

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Ketring Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ketring Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ketring occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ketring? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 566,665th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ketring reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 650,734. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 22 percent live, Indiana, where 15 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Ketring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ketring has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ketring Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ketring surname are 14.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ketring earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,748 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kestring93492/
Kettring9345/
Kietring931/
Katring8618/
Kotring864/
Ketreng864/
Kitring860/
Kohtring8010/
Kaitring801/
Kittring800/
Keitereng751/
Katrink715/
Katryng713/
Catring712/
Citring711/
Katrinck679/
Quitring671/
Cathring671/
Cottring670/
Kuyterink632/
Khotrueng631/
Khatrueng631/
Cuitering631/
Catrink5727/
Catrinc573/
Katrenc571/
Catrinck53317/
Chittrng538/

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