Explore the Family Name Kleban

The meaning of Kleban

1. Ukrainian and Rusyn (from Slovakia and Poland): nickname from kleban, a word denoting a kind of fur hat (traditionally worn by older men). 2. Polish: occupational name from kleban, an altered form of pleban ‘village rector’. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from a place called Kleban in Ukraine. 4. Perhaps also a shortened form of Jewish Klebanoff.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kleban saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 49,159 in popularity with a count of 402 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, however, its rank dropped to 53,802, representing a 9.44% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also fell by 4.48%, from 402 to 384, during this decade. Consequently, the proportion of people named Kleban per 100,000 decreased by 13.33%, from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#53,802	-9.44%
Count	402	384	-4.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kleban

Turning to ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, those with the surname Kleban were predominantly white, accounting for 97.51% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 98.70% in 2010. In 2000, both the categories of "two or more races" and "Hispanic" each accounted for 1.24% of people named Kleban. However, these numbers dropped to zero by 2010. The ethnic identities of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either non-existent or suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010 for individuals with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	98.7%	1.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.24%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.24%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%