Explore the Family Name Krizman

The meaning of Krizman

1. Slovenian (almost exclusively Križman) and Croatian (also Križman): from an old vernacular form of the personal name Krist(i)jan, Latin Christianus (compare Krizan and German Christmann); or, in some cases, a topographic name from križ ‘cross’ (see Kriz). It may also be a nickname or a topographic name from the dialect plant name križman ‘milkwort (Polygala amara)’. Compare Crisman and Krisman. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kritzman.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Krizman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Krizman was ranked 55,732nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to 58,876th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Krizman surname remained stable at 344 during both census years. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.13 to 0.12, representing a 7.69% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#58,876	-5.64%
Count	344	344	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krizman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Krizman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, maintaining a constant percentage of 97.09%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, there was a small increase of 1.45% for those identifying as Hispanic. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races dropped from 1.45% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.09%	97.09%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.45%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%