Explore the Family Name Klemencic

The meaning of Klemencic

Slovenian (Klemenčič) and Croatian (Klemenčić): patronymic from the personal name Klemen or its variant Klement, from Latin Clemens (see Clement).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Klemencic has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 73,412th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the rank of 76,029, marking a decrease of approximately 3.56%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Klemencic increased from 246 in 2000 to 253 in 2010, demonstrating a growth rate of 2.85%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#76,029	-3.56%
Count	246	253	2.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klemencic

The ethnicity associated with the Klemencic surname has also shown some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The dominant ethnic identity associated with this surname is White, making up 96.75% of all Klemencics in 2000 and 92.09% in 2010. The portion of Klemencic individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.03% in 2000 to 5.53% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census also showed that almost 2% of Klemencics identified with two or more races, a category that was not represented in the 2000 data. There were no Klemencics who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	92.09%	-4.82%
Hispanic	2.03%	5.53%	172.41%
Two or More Races	0%	1.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%