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The Kast surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,048 people carried this name — #14,549 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,978 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

460 people named Kast live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

St. Gallen 111
Zurich 95
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 68
Thurgau 46
Schaffhausen 26
Aargau 25
Bern 22
Appenzell Innerrhoden 16

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Kast.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Bas-Rhin 58
Paris 9
Haut-Rhin 8
Côte-d’Or 6
Ain 3
Moselle 2
Isère 1
Saône-et-Loire 1

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

In print

Kast in American newspapers,
1842–1909.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Kast
The Anaconda Standard 1897-04-02
Newspaper page from Louisville Messenger carrying the name Kast
Louisville Messenger 1842-10-01
Newspaper page from East Mississippi Times carrying the name Kast
East Mississippi Times 1909-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 478,266 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kast,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Friedrich Kast d. 1573 · musician
  • Jakob Kast 1540–1615 · beamter
  • Johann Joachim Kast 1683–
  • Joseph Kast 1763–1838 · pastor
  • Alfred Kast 1856–1903 · physician
  • Miller I. Kast 1873–1946 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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