Explore the Family Name Kirschbaum

The meaning of Kirschbaum

1. German: topographic name from Kirschbaum ‘cherry tree’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name with the same meaning as 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kirschbaum saw minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. The ranking for this surname dropped from 14,890 in 2000 to 15,743 in 2010, showing a decrease of approximately 5.73%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Kirschbaum surname increased slightly by 1.59%, from 1,823 in 2000 to 1,852 in 2010. However, when analyzed per 100,000 people, the proportion of people named Kirschbaum decreased by 7.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,890	#15,743	-5.73%
Count	1,823	1,852	1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.63	-7.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kirschbaum

In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some shifts among individuals with the Kirschbaum surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority maintained their ethnic identity as White, though there was a slight decrease of 1.01%. The Hispanic population saw a significant increase of 80.3%, albeit a small portion of the overall numbers. There was also a rise of 22.73% in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Kirschbaum surname in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. Conversely, the Black population disappeared completely from the group. The American Indian and Alaskan Native population remained non-existent in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.13%	97.14%	-1.01%
Hispanic	0.66%	1.19%	80.3%
Two or More Races	0.66%	0.81%	22.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.43%	0%
Black	0.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%