Explore the Family Name Klett

The meaning of Klett

German: 1. topographic name from Bavarian dialect glet ‘smallholding’ (a word of Slavic origin). 2. variant of Klette. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Otto, Rainer, Hans, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Klett has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 19,759th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 had fallen to 21,660th—a change of -9.62%. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 1,261 in 2000 to 1,203 in 2010, indicating a -4.6% drop. This change resulted in the proportion per 100k people going down by -12.77% from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,759	#21,660	-9.62%
Count	1,261	1,203	-4.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.41	-12.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klett

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Klett, the Census data indicates that the vast majority identify as White, although there has been a small decrease (-1.41%) from 97.38% in 2000 to 96.01% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of Kletts identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 85.44%, jumping from 1.03% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010. In addition, while there were no individuals identifying as Black in 2000, by 2010, 0.42% of Kletts identified as such. Those identifying with two or more races slightly decreased from 1.19% to 1.16% over the decade, marking a change of -2.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	96.01%	-1.41%
Hispanic	1.03%	1.91%	85.44%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.16%	-2.52%
Black	0%	0.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%