Explore the Family Name Kunce

The meaning of Kunce

1. Americanized form of German Kunz and Kuntz or of their Czech, Polish, Slovenian, Slovak, and Croatian variant Kunc. 2. Polish and Czech: from German Kunze or Kuntze. 3. Croatian: from a hypocoristic derivative of Kunc.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we can glean some information about the popularity of the surname Kunce. In 2000, Kunce ranked 28,751 in terms of popularity and was held by around 779 individuals at a proportion of 0.29 per 100k people. However, by 2010, the popularity of this name decreased to rank 30,825 with a total count of 755 individuals, corresponding to a proportion of 0.26 per 100k people. This represents a drop in both rank and count by 7.21% and 3.08%, respectively, and a decrease in proportion per 100k by 10.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,751	#30,825	-7.21%
Count	779	755	-3.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kunce

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kunce, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of those with this surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 97.95% of individuals with the Kunce surname identified as White. By 2010, this percentage slightly diminished to 97.35%, marking a change of -0.61%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic marginally increased from 1.16% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010, indicating a 2.59% rise. As for other ethnic identities like Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, their representation remained unchanged over the decade. There was a small emergence of individuals identifying as two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	97.35%	-0.61%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.19%	2.59%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%