Explore the Family Name Kairis

The meaning of Kairis

1. Lithuanian: variant of Kairys, a nickname from kairys ‘left-handed’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Kajry (Kairiai), a village in Lithuania, or a nickname for a left-handed person (from Lithuanian; see above). 3. Greek: possibly a nickname from Turkish kahır ‘distress, anxiety’, a word of Arabic origin. In Crete it is a nickname for a stingy or avaricious person.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kairis has slightly decreased over the course of a decade. In 2000, Kairis was ranked the 54,385th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped to 56,195th. Despite its drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Kairis surname showed a slight increase from 355 people in 2000 to 364 in 2010. However, the proportion of Kairises per 100,000 people saw a decrease of 7.69% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,385	#56,195	-3.33%
Count	355	364	2.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kairis

In terms of ethnicity, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, those with the surname Kairis predominantly identify as White, although there was a small decrease in this group from 97.75% in 2000 to 95.33% in 2010. During the same period, a slight shift towards more diverse ethnic identities was noted, with the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreasing from 1.69% to 1.65%, and a new category, Two or More Races, appearing in 2010 with 2.20%. There were no individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	95.33%	-2.48%
Two or More Races	0%	2.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.69%	1.65%	-2.37%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%