Explore the Family Name Krumwiede

The meaning of Krumwiede

North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a gnarled old willow tree, from Middle Low German krum ‘bent, crooked’ + wīde ‘willow’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Armin, Arno, Erwin, Lorenz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Krumwiede was ranked 27,009th in popularity in the year 2000 and rose slightly to rank 26,949th by the year 2010. This slight increase in rank is reflected in the raw count of individuals with the Krumwiede surname which saw a growth of 6.64% from 844 in 2000 to 900 in 2010. Notably, the proportion of individuals per 100,000 bearing this name remained constant at 0.31 across the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,009	#26,949	0.22%
Count	844	900	6.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.31	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krumwiede

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates changes over time for people with the Krumwiede surname. The White population with this surname decreased slightly from 97.63% in 2000 to 96.78% in 2010, indicating a slight diversification. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation within the Krumwiede population increased significantly from 0.59% to 1.56% over the decade. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation at 0.56% in 2010 where there previously had been none. The proportions of other ethnic identities including Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either remained the same or were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	96.78%	-0.87%
Hispanic	0.59%	1.56%	164.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0%	0%