Explore the Family Name Kallman

The meaning of Kallman

1. Americanized form of German Kallmann: from the medieval personal name Gallus (see Gall). 2. Swedish (Källman): ornamental, topographic or habitational name composed of the elements källa ‘spring, source’ (also from placenames such as Källa or Källby) + man ‘man’. 3. Altered form of Hungarian Kálmán or Jewish Kalman. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Klaus, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kallman has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,210th most popular and had 764 counts. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 36,379th with 615 counts, representing a change of -24.54% in rank and -19.5% in count. The proportion per 100k also dropped by 25%, from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,210	#36,379	-24.54%
Count	764	615	-19.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.21	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kallman

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kallman, data from the Decennial U.S. Census showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, but this percentage decreased from 95.94% in 2000 to 93.82% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, jumping from 1.18% to 2.60%. There was a slight increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.79% to 0.81%), and there were new entries for those identifying with two or more races at 1.95%. The percentage identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 1.05% to 0.00%, and no change was observed in those identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.94%	93.82%	-2.21%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.6%	120.34%
Two or More Races	0%	1.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.81%	2.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.05%	0%	0%