Explore the Family Name Kuser

The meaning of Kuser

German and Swiss German: 1. metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Kunigunde (see Kuennen). 2. habitational name, perhaps for someone from Kues on the Mosel, or from some other place similarly named.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kuser has seen a decline between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this name fell from 55,237 to 63,373, indicating a decrease in its relative popularity by approximately 14.73%. The count of individuals bearing the Kuser surname also decreased from 348 in 2000 to 315 in 2010, marking a reduction of 9.48%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Kuser name per 100,000 population dropped from 0.13 to 0.11, a decline of 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#63,373	-14.73%
Count	348	315	-9.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kuser

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnicity associated with the surname Kuser shows some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with the Kuser surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 96.26% in 2000 to 93.97% in 2010. The census recorded an increase in Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this surname, from 1.44% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed that 3.81% identified as Hispanic, a category that was not represented in the 2000 data. The proportions for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	93.97%	-2.38%
Hispanic	0%	3.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.44%	1.59%	10.42%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%