Explore the Family Name Katsnelson

The meaning of Katsnelson

Jewish (from Belarus): patronymic from Katzenellenbogen (see Katzen 2) + German Sohn ‘son’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Naum, Yakov, Isaak, Jakov, Esfir, Faina, Gersh, Khaim, Mikhael, Moysey. Russian Boris, Leonid, Mikhail, Galina, Lev, Yefim, Aleksandr, Aleksey, Arkady, Emiliya, Fanya, Gennadiy.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Katsnelson has seen a rise in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 57,252 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had jumped to 54,864 - an increase of 4.17%. This rise is reflected in the actual count of people with the last name Katsnelson: there were 333 individuals recorded in the 2000 census, and this number grew to 375 in 2010 – a 12.61% increase. The proportion of people named Katsnelson per 100k also increased slightly, from 0.12 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#54,864	4.17%
Count	333	375	12.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Katsnelson

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Katsnelson surname, the majority are white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 94.29% of Katsnelsons were identified as white, and by 2010, this percentage had increased to 98.93. There was a small portion (2.70%) in 2000 who identified as having two or more races, however, this category dropped to zero by 2010. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic went from 3% in 2000 to none in 2010. No Katsnelsons identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.29%	98.93%	4.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.7%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%