Explore the Family Name Klapperich

The meaning of Klapperich

German: from a derivative of Middle High German klapf, klaff ‘prattle, malicious gossip’, hence a nickname for a prattler, or possibly for a bony man, someone with clanking bones. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Klapperich saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank moved from 34,071 in 2000 to 36,379 in 2010, marking a change of -6.77 percent. Additionally, the count of people with this last name dropped from 630 to 615, a decrease of -2.38 percent. In terms of prevalence, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.23 had this surname in 2000, but by 2010 that figure had decreased by 8.7 percent to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,071	#36,379	-6.77%
Count	630	615	-2.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klapperich

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of people with the surname Klapperich identified as White, though the percentage did drop slightly from 97.62 to 95.61. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 0.95 percent in 2000 to 2.60 percent in 2010, an increase of 173.68 percent. Individuals identifying as two or more races also saw an increase, going from 1.11 percent to 1.30 percent. No individuals with the surname Klapperich identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	95.61%	-2.06%
Hispanic	0.95%	2.6%	173.68%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.3%	17.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%