Find out how popular the last name Kaes is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kaes.

Kaes, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kaes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kaes in America

Kaes is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kaes surname appeared 177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kaes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kaes to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kaes

The surname Kaes originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "kase," meaning cheese, suggesting that the name may have been an occupational name for a cheesemaker or someone associated with the dairy industry.

The name Kaes can be traced to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Early variations of the spelling include Kas, Kase, and Kaeser. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, where a person named Cunradus Kase is mentioned in a document dated 1285.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Stadtbuch von Mainz, a city record from Mainz, where a Heinricus Kase is listed among the citizens in 1369. This suggests that the name was well-established in the region by that time.

Notable individuals with the surname Kaes include Johann Kaes, a German composer and organist born in 1634. His compositions, particularly his organ works, were highly regarded during the Baroque period. Another prominent figure was Friedrich Kaes, a German jurist and politician who lived from 1818 to 1892 and served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

In the 19th century, Johann Georg Kaes (1811-1891) was a German-American farmer and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he became involved in local politics.

The name Kaes has also been found in historical records from other German-speaking regions, such as Switzerland and Austria. For example, the Swiss artist Heinrich Kaes (1865-1942) gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting the Swiss Alps and rural scenes.

Throughout its history, the surname Kaes has maintained a strong connection to its Germanic origins and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including artists, musicians, politicians, and farmers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kaes

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kaes.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kaes was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kaes has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kaes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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