Explore the Family Name Karge

The meaning of Karge

German: variant of Karg 1. This surname is also found in Poland. Some characteristic forenames: German Bodo, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Karge experienced a dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Karge was ranked as the 49,869th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it fell to 60,790th place, marking a 21.9% decrease in rank. The count of individuals bearing this surname also fell from 395 in 2000 to 331 in 2010, indicating a 16.2% decline. This shift caused the proportion of people named Karge per 100,000 residents to drop from 0.15 to 0.11 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,869	#60,790	-21.9%
Count	395	331	-16.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.11	-26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karge

When discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, notable shifts were observed in the distribution of the surname Karge from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage shrank slightly from 96.46% in 2000 to 93.35% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. By contrast, the number of those identifying as Hispanic rose from zero in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. Interestingly, while 1.77% of individuals with the Karge surname identified as Black in 2000, this figure dropped to zero by 2010. Additionally, 2.72% identified as belonging to two or more races in 2010, a category that was unrepresented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	93.35%	-3.22%
Two or More Races	0%	2.72%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.77%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%