Explore the Family Name Kasman

The meaning of Kasman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kassman 3. 2. Americanized form of German Käsmann: occupational name for someone involved in cheese making or selling (see Kaser 1). 3. Americanized form of North German (Rhineland) Kasmann: topographic name from regional kās, kōs ‘young oak, underbrush’, for someone who settled at a location of that nature. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Efim, Semyon. Jewish Mort.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kasman dropped slightly in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from a rank of 71,610 to 74,826, a decrease of 4.49 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 254 to 258, reflecting a growth of 1.57 percent. The proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.09 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,610	#74,826	-4.49%
Count	254	258	1.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kasman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kasman also saw some shifts during this time period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly all individuals with this surname identified as White (96.85 percent). However, by 2010, this had dipped slightly to 93.41 percent. Over the same period, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, making up 2.33 percent and 3.10 percent of Kasmans respectively. No individuals with this surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native, or reported having two or more races in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	93.41%	-3.55%
Hispanic	0%	3.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.33%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%