Explore the Family Name Kmetz

The meaning of Kmetz

1. Germanized form of Slovak Kmec, a variant of Kmeť (see Kmet). 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Kmetec, a diminutive of Kmet.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kmetz has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kmetz ranked 16,249 in terms of surname prevalence, dropping to 17,745 by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.21%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also fell from 1,634 in 2000 to 1,579 in 2010, a decline of 3.37%. This decline is reflected in the proportion of people named Kmetz per 100,000, which diminished from 0.61 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010, a change of -11.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,249	#17,745	-9.21%
Count	1,634	1,579	-3.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.54	-11.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kmetz

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kmetz. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of those with the surname identified as White, with numbers slightly increasing from 97.37% in 2000 to 97.40% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase, moving from 0.98% in 2000 to 1.33% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped significantly from 1.16% in 2000 to 0.44% in 2010. The census data did not show any individuals with the surname Kmetz identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. However, in 2010 there emerged a small fraction (0.63%) who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, where none had been recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	97.4%	0.03%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.33%	35.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.63%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0.44%	-62.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%