Explore the Family Name Klugman

The meaning of Klugman

Americanized form of German Klugmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: elaborated form of Klug, formed with Middle High German, Yiddish man (German Mann) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ahron, Avrohom, Elchonon, Hyman, Nosson, Toba, Yetta. German Hertha.

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

The Klugman surname has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The rank of the surname moved up from 44,273rd to 42,378th, reflecting a change of 4.28%. Furthermore, the count increased from 458 in 2000 to 512 in 2010, indicating an increase of 11.79%. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 individuals remained constant at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,273	#42,378	4.28%
Count	458	512	11.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Klugman

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Klugman surname is primarily associated with people of White ethnic identity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 96% of individuals bearing this surname identified as White. While there was a minuscule decrease of 0.27% in this category over the decade, the overall dominance remained. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic showed minimal representation, with only 1.17% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.17% as Hispanic in 2010. There were no individuals with the Klugman surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	96.68%	-0.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.17%	0%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.17%	7.34%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%