Explore the Family Name Kirst

The meaning of Kirst

North German: from a short form of Kirsten, a vernacular form of the personal name Christian.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kirst has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kirst was ranked 22,403rd in terms of surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to 17,072nd. This represents an impressive growth of 23.8%. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial increase over the same period. In 2000, there were 1,072 people named Kirst, but this figure jumped to 1,663 by 2010, indicating a surge of 55.13%. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname grew from 0.4 to 0.56, a 40% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,403	#17,072	23.8%
Count	1,072	1,663	55.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.56	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kirst

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kirst, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both years, although this percentage decreased slightly from 94.5% to 91.4%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (0.93% to 2.89%), Black (1.31% to 2.10%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.47% to 0.90%). However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 1.4% to 1.26%. Those reporting two or more ethnicities marginally increased from 1.4% to 1.44%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.5%	91.4%	-3.28%
Hispanic	0.93%	2.89%	210.75%
Black	1.31%	2.1%	60.31%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.44%	2.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	1.26%	-10%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0.9%	91.49%