Explore the Family Name Kram

The meaning of Kram

German, Czech (Krám), Polish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a medieval shopkeeper, from Middle High German, Middle Low German krām ‘tent, booth’ or the Slavic derivative kram ‘shop, store’. Compare Kramer.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kram experienced somewhat of a dip between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 24,083 with 977 individuals carrying this surname, but by 2010 it fell to rank 26,654 with a slight decrease in bearers to 914. The proportion of people per 100,000 with this name also declined from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010, indicating a -13.89% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,083	#26,654	-10.68%
Count	977	914	-6.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kram

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kram also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White comprised the majority, albeit with a small decline from 95.80% in 2000 to 94.86% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander identity holders dropped by 31.47%, from 1.43% to 0.98% during the same period. However, there was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic representation from 1.13% to 1.97%, marking a growth of 74.34%. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races also increased slightly, up by 15.45% from 1.23% to 1.42%. The figures for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained unchanged, with no presence recorded in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	94.86%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.97%	74.34%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.42%	15.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.43%	0.98%	-31.47%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%