Kaim surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kaim surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 336 people carried this name — #60,045 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 14% from 392 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

2,940 people named Kaim have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 3,215 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 1,055
Masovian 771
Silesian 548
Pomeranian 195
Lower Silesian 115
Subcarpathian 41
Opole 39
West Pomeranian 37

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Kaim.

Most of them — 45 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 45
Hauts-de-Seine 7
Saône-et-Loire 7
Paris 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Nord 3
Aisne 2
Essonne 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Kaim,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolf Kaim
    Adolf Kaim 1825–1887 · composer
  • Emil Kaim
    Emil Kaim 1871–1949 · Catholic priest
  • Ignatius Gottfried Kaim 1746–1778 · chemist
  • Johann Kaim 1798–1875 · politician
  • Lorenz Kaim 1813–1885 · painter
  • Isidor Kaim 1817–1873 · opinion journalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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