Explore the Family Name Klingman

The meaning of Klingman

Americanized form of German Klingmann: elaborated form of Klinge.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Klingman has witnessed an increase in popularity since 2000. In the year 2000, it was ranked 25,060 and by 2010, it had risen to rank 22,260 - a significant jump of 11.17%. The count or the number of people bearing the surname also escalated from 929 to 1,158 during this period, marking a notable increase of 24.65%. This implies that for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Klingman surname rose from 0.34 to 0.39, which is a rise of 14.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,060	#22,260	11.17%
Count	929	1,158	24.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.39	14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klingman

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Klingman, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.02% to 94.99%, whereas those identifying as Hispanic saw a considerable increase of 31.36%, rising from 1.18% to 1.55%. The segment identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a hefty increase of 60.47%, rising from 0.86% to 1.38%. Interestingly, there was no record of individuals with the Klingman surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.60% and 0.52% respectively. The proportion of individuals claiming two or more races dipped slightly from 0.97% to 0.95%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	94.99%	-1.07%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.55%	31.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.86%	1.38%	60.47%
Two or More Races	0.97%	0.95%	-2.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.6%	0%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%