Explore the Family Name Kleckner

The meaning of Kleckner

German: variant of Klöckner (see Kloeckner) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kleckner has grown in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kleckner ranked 12,410 in popularity and by 2010 it had moved up to rank 11,585 - a change of 6.65%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 2,294 in 2000 to 2,713 in 2010, marking an impressive rise of 18.27%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a positive shift from 0.85 to 0.92 during the same period, which reflects an increase of 8.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,410	#11,585	6.65%
Count	2,294	2,713	18.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	0.92	8.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kleckner

The ethnic identity attached to the surname Kleckner also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The highest percentage of people with this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 97.08% in 2000 to 95.98% in 2010. There were increases in other ethnic identities during this period. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.26% to 0.37%, those marking themselves as belonging to two or more races increased from 1.05% to 1.47%, and individuals who identified as Hispanic grew from 0.92% to 1.4%. The percentage of Black individuals also saw an increase from 0.26% to 0.44%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category experienced a decline from 0.44% to 0.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	95.98%	-1.13%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.47%	40%
Hispanic	0.92%	1.4%	52.17%
Black	0.26%	0.44%	69.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.26%	0.37%	42.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0.33%	-25%