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Kathleen Turner

There are approximately 535 people named Kathleen Turner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 640,662 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kathleen with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Turner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.

Expected bearers

535

1 in 640,662

Named Kathleen

452K

Alive today

Named Turner

405K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Kathleen

Estimated living: 452K

Rarity: Common

Gender: Female

Peak year: 1951

Average age: 63

The surname Turner

Estimated bearers: 405K

Rarity: Common

Census rank: #54

Per 100K: 118.19

Top ancestry: White (64.3%)

First name trend

Kathleen: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kathleen. The peak year was 1951 with 26,749 births. The average person named Kathleen today is 63 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
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Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Turner surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Turner, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.3%.

  • White64.3%
  • Black or African American30.1%
  • Two or more races2.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Kathleen has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1319% of the US population, based on 452,244 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

The surname Turner appears at a rate of 118.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1182%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 535 people with the full name Kathleen Turner. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Kathleen Turner: questions and answers

How many people are named Kathleen Turner?

We estimate approximately 535 people in the United States share the full name Kathleen Turner. That works out to about 1 in 640,662 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1319%) with the surname frequency (118.19 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Kathleen Turner?

We classify Kathleen Turner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 640,662 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Kathleen a male or female name?

Kathleen is predominantly female. Out of 715,129 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Kathleen profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

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