Explore the Family Name Claeys

The meaning of Claeys

Flemish: from a shortened form of the personal name Nik(o)laas (see Nicholas). Compare Claes. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Alphonse, Andre, Dany, Dominique, Etienne.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Claeys in the United States has slightly decreased in rank between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Claeys ranked 18,827th and dropped to 19,348th by 2010, a decrease of 2.77%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,344 in 2000 to 1,398 in 2010, an increase of 4.02%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.5 to 0.47 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,827	#19,348	-2.77%
Count	1,344	1,398	4.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Claeys

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data highlights some shifts between 2000 and 2010 among individuals with the Claeys surname. The biggest percentage gain was seen in the Hispanic category, which saw a substantial increase from 1.26% to 2.43%, a rise of 92.86%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, albeit by a smaller amount, from 0.37% to 0.50%, a jump of 35.14%. The proportion of individuals of two or more ethnic identities also rose, from 1.34% to 2.15%, marking a 60.45% increase. The proportion identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.8% to 94.56%, a drop of 2.31%. There were no changes in the categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	94.56%	-2.31%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.43%	92.86%
Two or More Races	1.34%	2.15%	60.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.5%	35.14%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%