Explore the Family Name Kalra

The meaning of Kalra

India (Punjab): Arora and Sikh name of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Sanjay, Jyoti, Sanjeev, Ajay, Arun, Krishan, Prem, Rajesh, Satish, Satya, Sudhir, Vivek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kalra has significantly grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 31,464 in 2000 to 21,429 in 2010, showing a positive change of 31.89%. Correspondingly, the count of individuals with this last name also increased from 696 to 1,220 over the decade, marking a hefty increase of 75.29%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the Kalra surname per 100,000 people increased by 57.69%, moving from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,464	#21,429	31.89%
Count	696	1,220	75.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.41	57.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kalra

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Kalra surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. This group's representation increased from 87.36% to 92.38% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 5.46% to 2.46%. The representation of White decreased as well, from 6.32% to 3.03%. Interestingly, there were new appearances in 2010 of people identifying as Hispanic (0.66%), Black (0.57%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.90%), who were not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	87.36%	92.38%	5.75%
White	6.32%	3.03%	-52.06%
Two or More Races	5.46%	2.46%	-54.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.66%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%