Explore the Family Name Kurland

The meaning of Kurland

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) and German: habitational name from Kurland, a region, now in Latvia, named for the Kurs, a Baltic people who once lived here. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Dov, Hyman, Yakov, Zelig.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kurland increased significantly from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kurland ranked 19,672 in terms of popularity and this rank increased by 16.11% to 16,502 in 2010. The count of this surname also saw a significant rise of 37.3%, increasing from 1,268 in 2000 to 1,741 in 2010. The proportion per hundred thousand also rose by 25.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,672	#16,502	16.11%
Count	1,268	1,741	37.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.59	25.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kurland

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kurland, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some marked shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.85% of individuals with the surname identified as White, compared to 93.28% in 2010, showing a small decrease in this ethnicity. Asian/Pacific Islander representation saw a notable increase from 0.47% in 2000 to 1.84% in 2010. Individuals identifying as being of two or more ethnicities rose from 1.34% to 1.90%. There was also a growth in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.18% to 1.72%. No data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities was available in 2000, but by 2010 these groups represented 0.57% and 0.69% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	93.28%	-3.69%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.9%	41.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	1.84%	291.49%
Hispanic	1.18%	1.72%	45.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.69%	0%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%