Explore the Family Name Kliethermes

The meaning of Kliethermes

North German: probably a variant of Klütermes, a metonymic occupational name for an inspector in the wool trade, from dialect klüter ‘wool weight (22 lbs.)’ + mes(se) ‘weight’ (a lump of metal), ‘measure’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kliethermes has shown a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 40,465 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it moved up to the 38,850th position, demonstrating a change of approximately 3.99%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 509 to 568 during this decade, marking an 11.59% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with the Kliethermes surname per 100k remained steady at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,465	#38,850	3.99%
Count	509	568	11.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kliethermes

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kliethermes saw minor shifts from 2000 to 2010, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals carrying this surname identified as White in both census years, accounting for 98.43% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 98.42% in 2010. There was a trace representation of those identifying with two or more races in 2000, which then dropped to zero in 2010. Additionally, the 2010 census saw a small emergence of Hispanic identification at 0.88% that was absent in the previous census. Meanwhile, the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.43%	98.42%	-0.01%
Hispanic	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%