Explore the Family Name Kaffenberger

The meaning of Kaffenberger

German: habitational name for someone from a minor place called Kaffenberg, named with southern German dialect kapf ‘mountain top’ + Berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kaffenberger saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 46,839th most popular surname but dropped to the 48,901st position by 2010, marking a decline of 4.4%. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people with the Kaffenberger surname increased slightly from 427 to 431 during this period, showing a growth of 0.94%. However, the proportion of the Kaffenberger surname per 100,000 people dropped by 6.25%, from 0.16 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,839	#48,901	-4.4%
Count	427	431	0.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kaffenberger

The ethnic identity associated with the Kaffenberger surname also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased marginally from 97.42% to 95.82%, a change of -1.64%. The percentage of individuals reporting two or more races increased from 1.17% to 1.86%, reflecting a significant jump of 58.97%. Similarly, the Hispanic representation also saw an increase from 1.17% to 1.39%, a rise of 18.80%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	95.82%	-1.64%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.86%	58.97%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.39%	18.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%