Explore the Family Name Kaiserman

The meaning of Kaiserman

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kaiser ‘emperor’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Gerson, Shoshana.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kaiserman saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kaiserman was ranked as the 77,472nd most popular last name in the United States. By 2010, it had slipped slightly to become the 77,788th most common surname, marking a change of -0.41%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Kaiserman surname increased by 6.96%, with counts rising from 230 in 2000 to 246 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also decreased from 0.09 to 0.08, marking an overall decrease of -11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#77,788	-0.41%
Count	230	246	6.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kaiserman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the surname Kaiserman identified as white in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, around 94.35% identified themselves as white, but this percentage dropped to 90.65% in 2010, marking a change of -3.92%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year. Interestingly, the census data from 2010 shows that some Kaisermans started to identify as Hispanic (4.07%) and as belonging to two or more races (3.66%), categories that were not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.35%	90.65%	-3.92%
Hispanic	0%	4.07%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	3.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%