Explore the Family Name Klepp

The meaning of Klepp

1. East German: nickname from Middle High German klapp ‘malicious gossip, idle chatter’. Compare Klepper. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of the seventeen farmsteads named Klepp, notably in Agder and Vestlandet, from Old Norse kleppr ‘bluff, cliff’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Alf, Knut. German Inge, Johann.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Klepp" decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 67,522nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 71,478th place, a decline of 5.86%. The actual count of individuals with this surname remained stable at 273 across both years. However, its proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 10%, from 0.1 to 0.09 during this ten-year span.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#71,478	-5.86%
Count	273	273	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klepp

Analyzing the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the surname "Klepp" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this group, from 94.51% to 90.48%. The Hispanic population under this surname saw an increase of 57.42%, rising from 2.56% to 4.03%. There were also new identifications in 2010 where none existed in 2000: 2.20% claimed Asian/Pacific Islander heritage and 2.93% identified as belonging to two or more races. The proportions for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at 0 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	90.48%	-4.26%
Hispanic	2.56%	4.03%	57.42%
Two or More Races	0%	2.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.2%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%