Explore the Family Name Kirchen

The meaning of Kirchen

1. German: habitational name from any of several places called Kirchheim, a placename common in the Roman Catholic regions of southern Bavaria and Upper Austria, or from a compound placename containing the element Kirchen, as for example Altenkirchen. See also Kirch. 2. English (Norfolk): variant of Kirchin, a chiefly Midland name of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kirchen witnessed a decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 43232 to 55505, representing a decline of 28.39%. The count of people with this surname also dropped from 471 to 370, marking a reduction of 21.44%. The proportion of the surname Kirchen per 100k individuals also saw a downward trend, falling by 23.53% from 0.17 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,232	#55,505	-28.39%
Count	471	370	-21.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.13	-23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kirchen

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kirchen from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.18% to 92.97%, a change of -3.34%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year for this surname. However, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.49% to 2.43%, which marks a growth of 63.09%. Additionally, the 2010 census showed that 2.43% identified themselves as being of two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	92.97%	-3.34%
Two or More Races	0%	2.43%	0%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.43%	63.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%