Explore the Family Name Kohnen

The meaning of Kohnen

North German (also Köhnen): patronymic from a Low German short form of the personal name Konrad (see Kohn 2) or a metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Kunigunde. Compare Koehnen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kohnen witnessed a mild increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,258, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 26,654, marking an improvement of 2.22%. The count of people with this surname also grew during this period, from 834 to 914 individuals, a rise of 9.59%. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,258	#26,654	2.22%
Count	834	914	9.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.31	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kohnen

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there has been some change in the distribution of the Kohnen surname across different ethnicities over the decade. While the majority of bearers of the surname identified as White (95.51% in 2010, down slightly from 97% in 2000), there were notable increases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.60% to 0.98%, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, going from 1.08% to 2.08%. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as part of two or more races also saw a modest increase from 0.96% to 1.20%. There was no change in relation to those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these categories remaining at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	95.51%	-1.54%
Hispanic	1.08%	2.08%	92.59%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.2%	25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.98%	63.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%