Explore the Family Name Kjos

The meaning of Kjos

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads, especially in southeastern Norway, named Kjos, from Old Norse kjóss ‘narrow bay or inlet, narrow valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Anders, Selmer.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kjos has seen a slight increase over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,674 in terms of popularity and this ranking improved marginally to 28,618 by 2010, signifying a positive change of 0.2%. Similarly, the number of people with the surname Kjos increased from 782 in 2000 to 833 by 2010, implying a growth of 6.52%. However, the proportion per 100,000 declined slightly by 3.45% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,674	#28,618	0.2%
Count	782	833	6.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.28	-3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kjos

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Kjos, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that the majority of individuals with this last name identify as White, with a percentage of 97.44 in 2000 declining to 96.28 in 2010. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity within the Kjos population saw an increase of 33.33%, rising from 0.90 in 2000 to 1.20 in 2010. Over the decade, there was also a slight emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races. Meanwhile, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero, indicating no individuals identified with these ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.44%	96.28%	-1.19%
Two or More Races	0%	1.68%	0%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.2%	33.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0%	0%