Explore the Family Name Kvamme

The meaning of Kvamme

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, especially in Vestlandet, named Kvamme, from the dative singular of Old Norse hvammr ‘little valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Torvald, Lief, Sig.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kvamme has grown in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, the Kvamme surname ranked 45,308, but by 2010, it had improved its ranking to 39,607, a positive change of 12.58%. The total number of people carrying the Kvamme surname also increased from 445 in 2000 to 555 in 2010, reflecting a significant growth of 24.72%. Likewise, the proportion of people with the Kvamme surname per 100,000 population grew from 0.16 to 0.19, an increase of 18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,308	#39,607	12.58%
Count	445	555	24.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.19	18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kvamme

Regarding ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Kvamme surname identify as White. In 2000, about 91.24% identified as such, but this figure slightly decreased to 87.57% by 2010. There was no recorded information for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities in both years. About 2.92% identified as Hispanic in 2000, which rose to 3.60% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a modest increase from 4.04% to 4.32%. The category of "two or more races" appeared in 2010 with a small percentage of 2.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.24%	87.57%	-4.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.04%	4.32%	6.93%
Hispanic	2.92%	3.6%	23.29%
Two or More Races	0%	2.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%