Explore the Family Name Kahrs

The meaning of Kahrs

German: 1. from a short form of the medieval personal name Makarius, from Greek Makarios ‘blessed’, a Christian saint’s name. 2. patronymic from Kahr, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Fritz, Heinz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Kahrs" saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by approximately 3.27%, from 28,353 in 2000 to 29,279 in 2010. However, despite this slight drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased by about 1.89%, from 793 in 2000 to 808 in 2010. Nevertheless, the proportion per 100,000 individuals decreased by 6.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,353	#29,279	-3.27%
Count	793	808	1.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kahrs

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Kahrs", the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it has predominantly been identified with White ethnicity. There was, however, a slight reduction in its association with this group, falling by 1.99% from 97.10% in 2000 to 95.17% in 2010. Interestingly, there were increases in other ethnicities during this period. The identification with Asian/Pacific Islanders rose by 46.05%, from 0.76% to 1.11%, while Hispanic representation also increased, from 1.51% to 2.48%. Unfortunately, the data for those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	95.17%	-1.99%
Hispanic	1.51%	2.48%	64.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	1.11%	46.05%
Two or More Races	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%