Explore the Family Name Kienholz

The meaning of Kienholz

German: 1. habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria. 2. topographic name for someone living near a stand of fir trees, from Middle High German kien ‘pine, pine wood shavings’ + holz ‘wood, lumber’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kienholz has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 53,782 in the U.S., with approximately 360 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, however, the rank dropped to 57,639, reflecting a -7.17% change. The count of Kienholz bearers similarly decreased by -1.94%, from 360 in 2000 to 353 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decline of -7.69%, dropping from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#57,639	-7.17%
Count	360	353	-1.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kienholz

When examining ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most bearers of the Kienholz surname identify as White, with percentages standing at 95.28% and 95.75% in 2000 and 2010 respectively. There was a slight increase of 0.49% over these years. The data also indicates an emergence of Kienholz bearers identifying with two or more races, registering at 1.42% in 2010. Conversely, Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities disappeared within the Kienholz population from 2000 to 2010, originally standing at 1.67% and 1.39% respectively. There were no recorded instances of Kienholz bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	95.75%	0.49%
Two or More Races	0%	1.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.39%	0%	0%