Explore the Family Name Kuhnert

The meaning of Kuhnert

German (also Kühnert): from a variant of the personal name Kuhnhart, a variant of Kunrat (see Konrad). See also Kuehnert. Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Gotthard, Hans, Helmut, Jurgen, Manfred, Otto, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kuhnert ranked 32,227 in popularity in 2000 and slightly went down to 32,710 by 2010, marking a change of -1.5%. However, the count of people bearing the surname increased from 674 in 2000 to 702 in 2010, a rise of 4.15%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a minimal decrease of 4.0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,227	#32,710	-1.5%
Count	674	702	4.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.24	-4%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kuhnert

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kuhnert, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.59% identified as White, dropping slightly to 95.16% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 35.14%, from 0.74% to 1.00% over the same period. Interestingly, the representation of Hispanics within this surname group showed a substantial increase, rising by 227.03% from 0.74% in 2000 to 2.42% in 2010. The data indicates no individuals with the surname Kuhnert identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities disappeared entirely in the 2010 census after making up 1.34% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	95.16%	-1.48%
Hispanic	0.74%	2.42%	227.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.74%	1%	35.14%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%