Explore the Family Name Kinkel

The meaning of Kinkel

1. German: variant of Künkel (see Kunkel). 2. Dutch: possibly a nickname from Dutch kinkel ‘churl, rude person’. Some characteristic forenames: German Konrad, Erna, Erwin, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kinkel significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 33,993 in 2000 to 19,697 in 2010, reflecting a substantial rise of 42.06%. In terms of count, in 2000, 632 individuals carried the Kinkel surname, but by 2010, this figure more than doubled to 1,368, marking an increase of 116.46%. The proportion of the Kinkel surname per 100,000 people also witnessed a 100% hike during the ten-year period from 0.23 to 0.46.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#19,697	42.06%
Count	632	1,368	116.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.46	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kinkel

The ethnicity associated with the surname Kinkel saw several changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname were of White ethnicity, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.09% in 2000 to 91.89% in 2010. During the same period, a significant increase was noted in individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity, from 0% to 3.29%, as well as those identifying as Black, from 0% to 0.58%. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity remained steady at 0.80%, while the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races marginally decreased by 2.36%. Notably, the percentage of Hispanics bearing this surname decreased considerably by 27.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.09%	91.89%	-3.37%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.29%	0%
Hispanic	3.01%	2.19%	-27.24%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.24%	-2.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0.58%	0%