Explore the Family Name Kallin

The meaning of Kallin

Swedish: habitational name from placenames beginning with Kal(l)- (see Kalberg) + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Lars, Per, Sven. German Fritz, Karl.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kallin saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, its rank improved from 60,230 to 59,901, representing a change of 0.55%. In terms of count, there were 313 individuals with this surname in 2000, which grew to 337 individuals by 2010, marking an increase of 7.67%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly during this period, from 0.12 to 0.11, a decline of 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#59,901	0.55%
Count	313	337	7.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kallin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kallin, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census, remained fairly consistent over time. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 95.85% in 2000 and decreasing only slightly to 95.55% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 0.00% to 1.78% during this ten-year span. The figures for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either negligible or suppressed for privacy (S). Those identifying with two or more races constituted 3.51% in 2000 but this figure was suppressed by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	95.55%	-0.31%
Hispanic	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.51%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%