Explore the Family Name Kunzman

The meaning of Kunzman

1. Americanized form of German Kunzmann: from a short form of the personal name Konrad (see Kunz). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish kunts ‘trick, feat’ + man (German Mann) ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kunzman saw a decrease in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 35,106 in popularity and by 2010, it had fallen to a rank of 38,265 reflecting a change of -9 percent. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 608 in 2000 to 579 in 2010, showing a decrease of 4.77 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals also dipped during this time, going down by 13.04 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,106	#38,265	-9%
Count	608	579	-4.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kunzman

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kunzman using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it was predominantly identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, making up 94.74 percent and 94.99 percent of individuals respectively, indicating a slight increase of 0.26 percent. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 2.47 percent in 2000 and rose to 3.11 percent in 2010, an increase of 25.91 percent. A small population identified as two or more races, decreasing from 1.97 percent in 2000 to 1.38 percent in 2010. No persons with this surname were recorded as having Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	94.99%	0.26%
Hispanic	2.47%	3.11%	25.91%
Two or More Races	1.97%	1.38%	-29.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%