Explore the Family Name Kloberdanz

The meaning of Kloberdanz

Altered form of North German Klobedanz, probably a nickname for a killjoy or spoilsport, from Middle Low German kloven ‘to cleave’ + danz ‘dance’, i.e. ‘one who breaks up the dance’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kloberdanz has risen in popularity over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 51,119th most common surname but by 2010, it had risen to the 50,564th position. This constitutes a 1.09% increase in rank. Moreover, the count of people with this surname also increased from 383 to 413 during the same period, indicating an increase of approximately 7.83%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with the Kloberdanz surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#50,564	1.09%
Count	383	413	7.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kloberdanz

When we turn to look at the ethnic identity associated with the Kloberdanz surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Those who identify as White constitute the vast majority, though their proportion decreased slightly from 98.17% to 95.16%. Meanwhile, there has been a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.31% to 2.91%. The census data from 2010 also shows that some individuals holding the Kloberdanz surname identified with two or more races, which was not the case in 2000. There have been no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.17%	95.16%	-3.07%
Hispanic	1.31%	2.91%	122.14%
Two or More Races	0%	1.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%