Explore the Family Name Klinkenberg

The meaning of Klinkenberg

German and Dutch: habitational name from any of several places so named in Westphalia, Rhineland, Pomerania and Drenthe. Possibly also a variant of Klingenberg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Klinkenberg saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Klinkenberg was ranked 57,406 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had fallen to 60,505, reflecting a decrease of 5.4%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname slightly increased from 332 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.3%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was an 8.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#60,505	-5.4%
Count	332	333	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klinkenberg

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Klinkenberg surname identified as White, with percentages of 88.25 and 88.89 in 2000 and 2010 respectively. Over this decade, there was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 42.18% from 2.11 in 2000 to 3.00 in 2010. The percentage of Klinkenbergs identifying with two or more races experienced a decrease (-33.65%), dropping from 6.33 in 2000 to 4.20 in 2010. Notably, by 2010, some Klinkenbergs identified as Black, which hadn't been the case in 2000. There were no reported Klinkenbergs of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native origin in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.25%	88.89%	0.73%
Two or More Races	6.33%	4.2%	-33.65%
Hispanic	2.11%	3%	42.18%
Black	0%	1.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%