Explore the Family Name Kalinin

The meaning of Kalinin

Russian: patronymic from the male personal name Kalina, a hypocoristic of Kal(l)inik, from Greek Kallinikos, derived from kallos ‘beauty’ and nike ‘victory’, hence meaning ‘beautiful victory’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Kalinin" significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 86,341 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to 67,126. This represents a change of 22.25 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also grew during this ten-year period, increasing from 201 in 2000 to 294 in 2010, marking an impressive increase of 46.27 percent. The proportion of people named Kalinin per 100,000 also rose from 0.07 to 0.1, reflecting a growth of 42.86 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,341	#67,126	22.25%
Count	201	294	46.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.1	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kalinin

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of people with the surname "Kalinin" identify as White. In 2000, about 88.06 percent of the Kalinins identified as such, and this figure grew by 9.7 percent to reach 96.6 percent in 2010. There was a small percentage represented by those who identified as Hispanic at 2.38 percent in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data. The census reported no individuals with the Kalinin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Also noteworthy is the drop in individuals identifying with two or more races, going from 9.45 percent in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.06%	96.6%	9.7%
Hispanic	0%	2.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	9.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%