Explore the Family Name Kightlinger

The meaning of Kightlinger

Americanized form of German Keitlinger, a habitational name for someone from a place with some such name as Keitlingen. Keitlinghausen is the name of a place near Gütersloh in Westphalia, and may be the source.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kightlinger saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,662nd in popularity, but dropped to 30,538th by 2010, marking a decline of 2.95%. The count of people with this surname, however, increased slightly from 749 in 2000 to 764 in 2010, showing an increase of 2%. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100k with the Kightlinger surname also decreased from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010, down by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,662	#30,538	-2.95%
Count	749	764	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kightlinger

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the Kightlinger surname using the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 96.26% in 2000 and 95.42% in 2010, with a minor decline of 0.87%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 represented 1.07%, but this figure was suppressed in 2010. Individuals reporting two or more races rose significantly from 0.80% to 1.44%, registering an 80% increase. The Hispanic representation also saw growth, increasing from 1.47% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010, a 51.7% rise. No individuals reported being Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.42%	-0.87%
Hispanic	1.47%	2.23%	51.7%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.44%	80%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.07%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%