Explore the Family Name Kindt

The meaning of Kindt

German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kind. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Fritz.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kindt ranked 18,656th in popularity in the year 2000 and slipped slightly to a ranking of 19,266 in 2010, reflecting a 3.27% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people carrying the Kindt name increased from 1,361 in 2000 to 1,407 in 2010, demonstrating a growth of 3.38%. However, as a proportion of the entire population, those bearing the Kindt name represented 0.5 per 100,000 individuals in 2000, which dropped to 0.48 per 100,000 in 2010, marking a 4% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,656	#19,266	-3.27%
Count	1,361	1,407	3.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.48	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kindt

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Kindt surname identified as White, with percentages of 95.22 in 2000 and 94.10 in 2010, indicating a 1.18% decrease. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 45.11%, moving from 2.35% in 2000 to 3.41% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or More Races decreased by 8.57%, from 1.40% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. Additionally, there was a slight rise in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, from 0.59% in 2000 to 0.78% in 2010, a 32.20% increase. There were no individuals with the surname Kindt who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.22%	94.1%	-1.18%
Hispanic	2.35%	3.41%	45.11%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.28%	-8.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0.78%	32.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%