US Population With Last Name Key By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 31,882 people in the US whose last name was Key, and the rate of occurence of the Key last name was 11.82 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Key identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (71.31%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.70%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.69%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Key By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Key last name.

US Population With Last Name Key By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 22735 71.31
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 7556 23.70
Hispanic or Latino 539 1.69
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 536 1.68
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 287 0.90
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 230 0.72