Explore the Family Name Kienlen

The meaning of Kienlen

German: variant of Kienle.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kienlen saw a slight decrease in rank from 73,154th in 2000 to 73,911th in 2010, representing a -1.03 change. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.07 percent, from 247 in 2000 to 262 in 2010. The proportion of people carrying the Kienlen surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.09.

20002010Change
Rank#73,154#73,911-1.03%
Count2472626.07%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kienlen

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Kienlen surname identify as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 95.95% in 2000 to 93.13% in 2010. There was also a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 3.44% in 2010. No individuals with the Kienlen surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races in either census year.

20002010Change
White95.95%93.13%-2.94%
Hispanic0%3.44%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%