The Kangas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,776 people carried this name — #7,013 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 14% from 4,177 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

6,439 people named Kangas are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 5,726
Sweden (2022) 713

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kangas in American newspapers,
1915–1922.

Newspaper page from Katalikas carrying the name Kangas
Katalikas 1915-04-13
Newspaper page from Toveritar carrying the name Kangas
Toveritar 1922-12-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,356 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kangas in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1950s.

21 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kangas. The most, 5, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 9
New South Wales 4
South Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 2
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kangas.

Who carried it

People named Kangas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • J. Kangas 1850– · poet
  • Anton Kangas 1867–1904 · writer
  • Knut Kangas 1883–1941 · composer
  • Karl Kangas 1886–1966 · amateur wrestler
  • Kevin Kangas 1901– · screenwriter
  • Jussi Kangas 1902–1971 · photographer

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

In the public record

People named Kangas,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States574 records

574 records of the Kangas name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 272
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 145
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 37
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Oliver W. Kangas

    Born 1924 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Snelling; stock clerk from Hennepin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arthur Nelson Kangas

    Born 1945; from Detroit, Michigan. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helme Kangas

    Arrived at New York in 1894 aboard the Trave from Bremen, aged 24; servant. From Finland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 574 records for Kangas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Finland109 records

109 records of the Kangas name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 91
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 18
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Pekka Aleksanteri Kangas

    Born 1917 in Tervola; labourer. Died in 1944 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Tervola.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Elias Antinpoika Kangas

    Born 1862 in Kauhava; farmer. Died in 1918, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Herman Fredrik Kangas

    Born 1902 in Kolari; farmer. Died in 1939 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Kolari.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 109 records for Kangas in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Norway9 records

9 records of the Kangas name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Albert Kangas

    Census of 1910: Gaard i Valen, Sydvaranger; farmer and fisherman, born 1860 in Finland.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Alfrida Kangas

    Census of 1910: Hvistendahlsgate, Vadsø; maidservant, born 1889 in Sydvaranger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Kangas

    Census of 1910: Heseng, Sydvaranger; maidservant, born 1893 in Sydvaranger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Kangas in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Kangas name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Siiri Selma Kangas

    Buried in 1969 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 72.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Kangas

    Buried in 1950 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Kangas

    Died 1960; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Kangas in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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Surnames next to Kangas.

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