Explore the Family Name Kelemen

The meaning of Kelemen

Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Rusyn, and Slovenian: from the personal name Kelemen, Hungarian form of Clement. The Hungarian surname is also common in Romania. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Andras, Gabor, Geza, Imre, Laszlo, Tibor, Bela, Gyula, Istvan, Jozsef, Karoly, Leszlo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kelemen has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 19,355 to 19,955 – a change of -3.1%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.78%, growing from 1,295 in 2000 to 1,344 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also experienced a small decrease of -4.17%, shifting from 0.48 to 0.46.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,355	#19,955	-3.1%
Count	1,295	1,344	3.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.46	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kelemen

In terms of ethnicity, census data reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the surname Kelemen identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.84% over the decade, totaling 93.68% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly decreased by -3.53%. The most notable shift was seen among those identifying with two or more ethnicities: this group saw a sharp decline of -45.75%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population within the Kelemen surname slightly rose by 2.88%. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, no individuals with this surname identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.9%	93.68%	0.84%
Hispanic	3.47%	3.57%	2.88%
Two or More Races	2.47%	1.34%	-45.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0.82%	-3.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%