Explore the Family Name Chronister

The meaning of Chronister

Altered form of South German Kronester, a habitational name for someone from Kronast in Bavaria.

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How common is the last name Chronister in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chronister has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 9550th most common, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 10050th position, marking a decline of 5.24%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 3123 in 2000 to 3205 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 2.63%. The proportion of people bearing the Chronister name per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.03%, from 1.16 in 2000 to 1.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,550	#10,050	-5.24%
Count	3,123	3,205	2.63%
Proportion per 100k	1.16	1.09	-6.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chronister

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chronister, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, a few changes were observed from 2000 to 2010. The majority identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.10% to 93.67%. Meanwhile, those identifying from Hispanic origins saw an increase of 52.87%, growing from 1.57% to 2.40%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races grew by 35.33%, moving from 1.50% to 2.03%. There were also new reports of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black in 2010, which weren't present in the 2000 census. However, there was a slight decrease of 11.35% in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, falling from 1.41% to 1.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	93.67%	-1.5%
Hispanic	1.57%	2.4%	52.87%
Two or More Races	1.5%	2.03%	35.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.41%	1.25%	-11.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0%	0.16%	0%