Explore the Family Name Kelting

The meaning of Kelting

German: probably a topographic name from a field name or a habitational name from a placename in northern Germany; or a habitational name from Keltingen near Breslau (Polish name Wrocław), Silesia (Poland). Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Kurt, Otto, Siegfried.

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

In terms of popularity, the surname "Kelting" was ranked 60,887th in 2000 and slipped to 71,478th by 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. This represents a decline in rank of 17.39%. In line with this, the total count of people with this surname decreased by 11.65%, from 309 in 2000 to 273 in 2010. The proportion of people with the "Kelting" surname per 100K also decreased over this decade, falling from 0.11 to 0.09, a drop of 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#71,478	-17.39%
Count	309	273	-11.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kelting

On the matter of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the "Kelting" surname identify as White, though there has been a slight decrease in this group from 95.79% in 2000 to 94.51% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased notably from 1.62% to 2.93%, indicating a growth rate of about 80.86%. People of Asian/Pacific Islander descent who identified with this surname dropped to zero by 2010 after being at 1.94% in 2000. There were no reported changes for those with multiple ethnicities, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.79%	94.51%	-1.34%
Hispanic	1.62%	2.93%	80.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.94%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%