Explore the Family Name Klimowicz

The meaning of Klimowicz

Polish: 1. patronymic from the personal name Klim or Klima. 2. habitational name for someone from any of the three villages in Poland called Klimowicze. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Agnieszka, Andrzej, Elzbieta, Waclaw, Wieslaw, Zbigniew, Zygmunt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Klimowicz has seen a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 45,651st most common surname, while by 2010, it had dropped to the 50,362nd rank. This represents a decrease of 10.32%. The total count of people with the Klimowicz surname also decreased from 441 in 2000 to 415 in 2010, a decline of nearly 6%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,651	#50,362	-10.32%
Count	441	415	-5.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klimowicz

In regards to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Klimowicz surname identify as White, with percentages being 94.33% in 2000 and slightly dipping to 94.22% in 2010. The second highest ethnic identity group is Hispanic, although it constitutes a much smaller percentage at 2.04% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 2.17% in 2010. While American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also increased from 1.13% to 2.41%, the number of people identifying as two or more races went down from 1.81% to zero. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	94.22%	-0.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.13%	2.41%	113.27%
Hispanic	2.04%	2.17%	6.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.81%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%