Explore the Family Name Kristoff

The meaning of Kristoff

1. Westernized form of Bulgarian and Macedonian patronymic Hristov and of its variant Kristov, which is from an altered form of the personal name Hristo. Compare Christoff. 2. Americanized form of Hungarian Kristóf and Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Krištof (see Kristof).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kristoff saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,335th most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to 23,222nd. The number of people bearing this name also declined from 1,144 in 2000 to 1,098 in 2010, marking a decrease of just over 4 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people named Kristoff per 100,000 residents dropped by 11.9 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,335	#23,222	-8.84%
Count	1,144	1,098	-4.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.37	-11.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kristoff

In regard to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows notable changes from 2000 to 2010. The largest ethnicity identifying with the Kristoff surname is White at 95.45% in 2010, down slightly from 96.59% in 2000. Asian/Pacific Islander representation increased slightly from 0.70% to 0.82%, while those identifying as two or more races decreased from 0.96% to 0.82%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic population bearing this surname, jumping from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.09% in 2010. However, the Black community and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities did not show any representation in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	95.45%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.09%	71.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.82%	17.14%
Two or More Races	0.96%	0.82%	-14.58%
Black	0.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%