Explore the Family Name Koffman

The meaning of Koffman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kofman. Compare Coffman 1. 2. Americanized form of German Koffmann, a very rare variant of Kaufmann 1. Compare 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yetta, Feyga, Mordechai, Sima.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Koffman slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,488th in terms of popular surnames but fell to the 34,618th spot by 2010, representing a 6.56% decrease. The number of individuals with this surname also fell from 667 in 2000 to 653 in 2010, reflecting a 2.1% drop. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people shrunk by 12% from 0.25 to 0.22 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,488	#34,618	-6.56%
Count	667	653	-2.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koffman

The ethnic identity associated with the Koffman surname saw some changes as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Koffmans identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.65% to 94.49%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped by 10.83%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying with two or more races, from 0.75% to 1.23%. Additionally, the census started recording a Hispanic presence in the Koffman surname holders, climbing to 2.3% in 2010. However, those identifying as Black decreased to zero from 1.05%, and no Koffmans identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both the census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.65%	94.49%	-1.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.3%	0%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.23%	64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	1.07%	-10.83%
Black	1.05%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%