Explore the Family Name Lehmkuhl

The meaning of Lehmkuhl

North German: topographic or occupational name for someone working or living by a clay pit, from Middle Low German lēm ‘clay’ + kule ‘pit’, a habitational name from any of several places called with this term, for example Lehmkuhlen near Kiel. Compare South German Leimkuehler.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lehmkuhl ranked as the 22,555th most popular in 2000 and dropped slightly to the 23,019th place in 2010, indicating a decrease of 2.06%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 4.32% from 1064 in 2000 to 1110 in 2010. This rise in numbers did not significantly affect the proportion of the surname per 100k people, which saw a minor decrease from 0.39 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,555	#23,019	-2.06%
Count	1,064	1,110	4.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.38	-2.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lehmkuhl

With regard to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows slight changes between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as White remained relatively stable at around 97%, there was a noticeable increase in individuals identifying as having two or more races, jumping from 0.47% to 1.08%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander experienced a small decline from 0.75% to 0.72%. The percentage of those claiming Hispanic ethnicity was previously suppressed but rose to 0.54% in 2010. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	97.03%	-0.63%
Two or More Races	0.47%	1.08%	129.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.72%	-4%
Hispanic	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.75%	0%	0%