Explore the Family Name Kalthoff

The meaning of Kalthoff

1. habitational name from any of the places called Kalthof or Kaltenhof.German (Westphalia): 2. habitational name from a place called ‘the cold farm’, used for an abandoned farm, from Middle High German kalt + hof ‘farmstead, manor farm, court’. Compare Wuesthoff. Some characteristic forenames: German Florian, Klaus, Ulrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kalthoff was ranked 53,667 in popularity in 2010, improving from a rank of 56,526 in 2000. This marks a 5.06% increase over the decade. The total count of individuals with this surname has also risen from 338 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 13.91%. Throughout both years, the proportion of people named Kalthoff per 100k remained consistent at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#53,667	5.06%
Count	338	385	13.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kalthoff

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the predominant ethnic identity associated with the surname Kalthoff is White, accounting for 94.55% in 2010, albeit decreasing slightly by 1.06% since 2000. Those of Hispanic ethnicity carrying the surname have seen an increase, rising from 2.66% in 2000 to 4.16% in 2010 - a jump of 56.39%. The data shows no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities linked with the Kalthoff surname in either census year. The category of two or more races saw a decline, dropping from 1.48% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.56%	94.55%	-1.06%
Hispanic	2.66%	4.16%	56.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%