Explore the Family Name Klouda

The meaning of Klouda

Czech: from Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Claudius (see Claud). Some characteristic forenames: German Georg, Viktor.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Klouda has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Klouda was ranked 52,077 in terms of popular surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 54,178, marking a 4.03% decrease in rank. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly from 375 in 2000 to 381 in 2010. This represents a growth of 1.6%. However, when considering the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000, there was a decline of 7.14%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,077	#54,178	-4.03%
Count	375	381	1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klouda

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the surname Klouda predominantly identify as White, with 97.33% in 2000 and 96.59% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 0.76%. The second largest ethnic identity group for this surname is Hispanic, making up 2.13% of individuals in 2000 and decreasing to 1.84% in 2010, an overall change of -13.62%. For the 2000 and 2010 periods, no individuals with the surname Klouda were recorded as identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Additionally, no individuals reported identifying as Two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.33%	96.59%	-0.76%
Hispanic	2.13%	1.84%	-13.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%