Explore the Family Name Clasen

The meaning of Clasen

North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Clas, a shortened form of Nik(o)laus (see Nicholas). Compare Clason 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Erwin, Hermann, Ingeborg, Irmgard, Kurt, Otto, Ulrich.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Clasen has seen minor fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname was ranked 17,846th in popularity in 2000 and slipped slightly to 18,572nd place by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 4.07%. However, the number of individuals bearing this surname increased marginally from 1,446 in 2000 to 1,485 in 2010, exhibiting a growth of 2.7%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname also saw a marginal decrease from 0.54 to 0.5 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,846	#18,572	-4.07%
Count	1,446	1,485	2.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Clasen

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Clasen, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of bearers identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decline of 2% over the decade. There was no record of any individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. However, the number of people identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 56.19% from 1.94 to 3.03, while those identifying as two or more races rose by a substantial 68.42% from 0.76 to 1.28. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased slightly from 1.04 to 0.94.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	94.07%	-2%
Hispanic	1.94%	3.03%	56.19%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.28%	68.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.04%	0.94%	-9.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%