Explore the Family Name Kilzer

The meaning of Kilzer

German: habitational name for someone from a place called Kilz near Serno, Saxony-Anhalt, district of Zerbst. Several field names Kilitz in an area once populated by Slavic tribes lend proof to the ultimate Slavic origin of the name Kilz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Kilzer' has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,381st in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 39,486th. This represents an 8.53% dip. The number of individuals named Kilzer also experienced slight shrinkage from 581 in 2000 to 557 in 2010, which is a 4.13% decrease. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k population decreased by 13.64% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,381	#39,486	-8.53%
Count	581	557	-4.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kilzer

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Kilzer'. In 2000, 97.25% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, but this percentage slightly decreased to 95.69% in 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic showed an increase from 1.03% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010, an impressive growth of 108.74%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 1.03% in 2000 to 0.90% in 2010. No change was recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. In 2010, 0.90% of the bearers of the surname Kilzer identified as Black, a category that had no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	95.69%	-1.6%
Hispanic	1.03%	2.15%	108.74%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0.9%	-12.62%
Black	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%