Explore the Family Name Kirchhofer

The meaning of Kirchhofer

German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone living near a churchyard, or a habitational name for the proprietor or tenant of a farm named as ‘Church Farm’, from Middle High German kirche ‘church’ + hof ‘farmstead, manor farm’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kirchhofer has seen a slight decrease over time. In 2000, Kirchhofer was ranked 55,124th in terms of commonality, and by 2010 it had dropped to the 58,876th position, marking a change of -6.81%. The number of individuals carrying the surname also declined slightly, going from 349 in 2000 to 344 in 2010, representing a -1.43% change. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a decrease of -7.69%, dropping from 0.13 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#58,876	-6.81%
Count	349	344	-1.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kirchhofer

The ethnic identity associated with the Kirchhofer surname shows some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Kirchofers identified as White, which remained steady at around 94% for both years. The percentage of Kirchhofers identifying as two or more ethnicities saw a significant drop, falling from 3.15% in 2000 to 1.45% in 2010, a change of -53.97%. The Hispanic representation within the Kirchhofer population rose from 0% to 2.03% during this period. There were no people with the Kirchhofer surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.84%	94.77%	-0.07%
Hispanic	0%	2.03%	0%
Two or More Races	3.15%	1.45%	-53.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%