Explore the Family Name Klahr

The meaning of Klahr

1. German, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Klar. 2. German (Klähr): from a short form of the Latin personal name Hilarius (see Hillary). Compare Klar. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aryeh, Shifra, Chanina, Meyer, Zelig.

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

The surname Klahr was ranked 37,319 in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly declined to 37,442 by 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In terms of count, there were 562 individuals with this surname in 2000, which increased to 595 by 2010, showing a growth rate of approximately 5.87 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion of people named Klahr per 100,000 decreased by about 4.76 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,319	#37,442	-0.33%
Count	562	595	5.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klahr

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals carrying the Klahr surname identified as White, comprising 96.26 percent of the total in 2000. This figure fell slightly to 92.44 percent by 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 1.78 percent in 2000 to 3.87 percent in 2010. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased from 1.07 percent to 1.68 percent. The census recorded no individuals with the Klahr surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during these years. The data shows an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	92.44%	-3.97%
Hispanic	1.78%	3.87%	117.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.07%	1.68%	57.01%
Two or More Races	0%	1.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%