Explore the Family Name Knechtel

The meaning of Knechtel

German: diminutive of Knecht. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Waldron.

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

The surname Knechtel, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight decline in its overall popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 37,145th in the United States, but dropped to 38,484th by 2010, reflecting a change of -3.6%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Knechtel surname increased marginally from 565 in 2000 to 575 in 2010, showing a growth of 1.77%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the surname Knechtel decreased by -9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,145	#38,484	-3.6%
Count	565	575	1.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Knechtel

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Knechtel, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of Knechtels identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 96.28% in 2000 to 95.48% in 2010. The proportion of Knechtels who identified with two or more races increased by 34.51% over the same period, going from 1.42% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010. There was also an emergence of Hispanic identification within the Knechtel population in 2010, which was not present in 2000. However, there were no Knechtels identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year, and the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	95.48%	-0.83%
Two or More Races	1.42%	1.91%	34.51%
Hispanic	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.06%	0%	0%