Explore the Family Name Kristen

The meaning of Kristen

German and Dutch: from a variant of the personal name Christian.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kristen experienced a slight decrease in both rank and prevalence between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 80,502nd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it dropped to the 86,314th spot, indicating a 7.22% decrease in popularity. The number of individuals bearing this surname also dipped marginally from 219 in 2000 to 216 in 2010, a decline of 1.37%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 12.5%, moving from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,502	#86,314	-7.22%
Count	219	216	-1.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kristen

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides an overview of the ethnic identities associated with the surname Kristen. In 2000, 92.24% of people with this surname identified as White, a proportion that decreased to 88.43% by 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity saw an increase from 2.28% in 2000 to 3.24% in 2010, marking a significant rise of 42.11%. Notably, there were newly recorded populations within the Hispanic and "Two or more races" categories in 2010, with proportions of 5.09% and 2.31% respectively, up from zero in 2000. Conversely, the proportion of those identifying as Black went down from 3.65% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There was no recorded change for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.24%	88.43%	-4.13%
Hispanic	0%	5.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.28%	3.24%	42.11%
Two or More Races	0%	2.31%	0%
Black	3.65%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%