Explore the Family Name Kleman

The meaning of Kleman

1. Americanized form of German Klemann or Kleemann, both in part of Sorbian origin (see 2 below). This form of the surname is also found in Poland. 2. Slovak: from a derivative of the personal name Klement ‘Clement’. The homonymous Sorbian cognate, Klěman, is found in Germanized and Americanized forms, only (see Kleemann and Klemann).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Kleman" has seen a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,025th and fell to 23,978th by 2010, indicating a decrease of 14.05%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 1,165 to 1,052 during this period, reflecting a 9.7% reduction. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname "Kleman" per 100k population decreased by 16.28%, moving from 0.43 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,025	#23,978	-14.05%
Count	1,165	1,052	-9.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.36	-16.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kleman

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a slight shift between 2000 and 2010 for the surname "Kleman". The percentage of those identifying as White reduced slightly from 97.25% to 96.10%. There was a negligible change among those identifying as Hispanic, which went from 1.46% to 1.43%. Interestingly, the census recorded an emergence of individuals with Kleman surname identifying as two or more races (1.33%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.57%) in 2010, which were not present in 2000. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to 0% in 2010 from 0.52% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.25%	96.1%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.43%	-2.05%
Two or More Races	0%	1.33%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%