Explore the Family Name Knezevich

The meaning of Knezevich

Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Knežević (see Knezevic). Some characteristic forenames: Serbian or Croatian Bosko, Marija, Milorad, Predrag, Srecko.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Knezevich has shown a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname held the rank of 33,993, but fell to 35,147 by 2010, demonstrating a 3.39% decrease in ranking. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of individuals carrying the Knezevich surname increased slightly from 632 in 2000 to 641 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.23 to 0.22 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#35,147	-3.39%
Count	632	641	1.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Knezevich

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Knezevich, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it is evident that there was a significant shift in the ten-year period from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Knezevichs identified as White, making up 93.51% of the population in 2000, which slightly decreased to 90.17% by 2010. A noteworthy increase was seen within the Hispanic ethnicity, growing from 3.96% to 6.86%, an impressive growth rate of 73.23%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased slightly from 1.90% in 2000 to 2.03% in 2010. However, no Knezevichs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.51%	90.17%	-3.57%
Hispanic	3.96%	6.86%	73.23%
Two or More Races	1.9%	2.03%	6.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%