Explore the Family Name Klawitter

The meaning of Klawitter

1. East German: habitational name for someone from a place in Lithuania called klava ‘maple’. 2. Germanized form of Latvian Klāvs: from the personal name Klāvs, a pet form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas). Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Wolfram, Ewald, Florian, Helmut, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Klawitter has seen a slight decrease in popularity ranking from 19813 in 2000 to 20165 in 2010, a change of -1.78. However, despite the drop in rank, the frequency of this surname actually increased by 5.33%, with a total count going up from 1256 in 2000 to 1323 by 2010. The proportion per 100k also saw a minimal decrease of -4.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,813	#20,165	-1.78%
Count	1,256	1,323	5.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.45	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klawitter

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts. In 2010, it was found that the majority of people with the Klawitter surname identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease from 95.62% in 2000 to 94.41%. There was a notable increase of 53.15% in those identifying as Hispanic over the decade, moving from 1.43% to 2.19%. The representation of those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities went up by 16.08%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category dropped to zero. It's worth noting, for privacy reasons, data from 2000 recorded no individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, but by 2010 there was almost 1% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.62%	94.41%	-1.27%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.19%	53.15%
Two or More Races	1.43%	1.66%	16.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%