Explore the Family Name Kornhauser

The meaning of Kornhauser

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for the manager of a granary, from Middle High German kornhūs, German Kornhaus ‘(communal) granary’ + the agent suffix -er. As a Jewish name it can also be artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Uzi. German Arno.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kornhauser experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 66,676 but dropped to 73,005 in 2010, reflecting a change of -9.49 percent. The count of individuals with the Kornhauser surname also fell from 277 in 2000 to 266 in 2010, which equates to a decrease of approximately 3.97 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Kornhauser per 100,000 decreased by 10.0 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#73,005	-9.49%
Count	277	266	-3.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kornhauser

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kornhauser, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight drop in the percentage of White individuals with this surname from 93.86% in 2000 to 90.98% in 2010. During the same period, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 4.33% in 2000 to 7.14% in 2010, showing a growth of 64.90%. There were no reported changes for individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	90.98%	-3.07%
Hispanic	4.33%	7.14%	64.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%