Explore the Family Name Knueppel

The meaning of Knueppel

German (Knüppel): from Low German knüppel ‘cudgel, stick’, hence a nickname for a peasant or a coarse man. Compare Knippel and Knuppel. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Helmut, Hermann, Kurt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Knueppel saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,444th most common name, and by 2010, it moved up slightly to become the 39,419th most common name, indicating a growth rate of 0.06%. In terms of the count, there were 525 individuals with this surname in 2000, and this figure rose by 6.29% to 558 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Knueppel surname per 100,000 remained static at 0.19 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,444	#39,419	0.06%
Count	525	558	6.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Knueppel

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data has some interesting insights. In 2000, almost all individuals with the surname Knueppel identified as White (96.95%), but this percentage dropped slightly to 92.83% in 2010. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity associated with the surname in either year. However, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.33% in 2000 to 3.76% in 2010, marking an increase of 182.71%. Additionally, in 2010, a small percentage of individuals identified as belonging to two or more races (1.43%) or as American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.90%), categories that were not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	92.83%	-4.25%
Hispanic	1.33%	3.76%	182.71%
Two or More Races	0%	1.43%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%