# Classen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/classen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Dutch.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,900 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,418 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 162,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (1,851 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Patronymic surname, from the Dutch personal name Claas.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Classen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Clawson, Clausen, Claussen, Clauson, Closson, Clasen, Claassen, Colson, Calkins, Callaghan, Coulson, Colgan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.