Explore the Family Name Krumholz

The meaning of Krumholz

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Krumbholz ‘bent timber, mountain pine’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or wheelwright. As a Jewish surname it is artificial.

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

The surname Krumholz, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a minor decrease in popularity in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 35,153rd most common surname in the United States, while by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 35,866th. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual number of individuals bearing the Krumholz surname increased from 607 in 2000 to 626 in 2010, a growth rate of 3.13%. The proportion of Krumholz's per 100,000 people also declined slightly from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,153	#35,866	-2.03%
Count	607	626	3.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krumholz

When it comes to the ethnic identity of those with the Krumholz surname, again using information from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of Krumholz's identified as white in both years, though the percentage dropped from 97.03% in 2000 to 93.45% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, growing from 1.65% in 2000 to 4.15% in 2010. Additionally, there were no Krumholz's who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.80% and 1.28% respectively. There were still no individuals with the surname Krumholz who identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	93.45%	-3.69%
Hispanic	1.65%	4.15%	151.52%
Two or More Races	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%