Explore the Family Name Krish

The meaning of Krish

1. Americanized form of Slovak Kriš (see Kris) and Kríž, Czech Kříž, Slovenian and Croatian Križ (see Kriz). 2. Americanized form of German Krisch, and a variant of the same Jewish surname. 3. Indian: shortened form of Krishna or of any other personal name beginning with Krishna (for example, Krishnaswamy, Krishnamurthy). Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rajesh, Ravishankar, Shankar, Vijay.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Krish" maintained a fairly stable rank of popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010, moving only slightly from 64,572 to 64,200. Over this decade, the count, or total number of people with the Krish surname, increased by 7.64%, growing from 288 individuals in 2000 to 310 in 2010. Interestingly, despite this increase in count, the proportion of people named Krish per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#64,200	0.58%
Count	288	310	7.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krish

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Krish also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 78.13% to 70.97%, there was a notable increase within the Asian/Pacific Islander category, up from 19.79% to 24.52%. Notably, in 2010, a small percentage (1.61%) identified as Black, which was not seen in the year 2000. There were no recorded changes for the categories of Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native, and no individuals identifying with two or more races in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.13%	70.97%	-9.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	19.79%	24.52%	23.9%
Black	0%	1.61%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%