How common is the surname Klassen?

4,084 people in the United States had the surname Klassen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,599 Americans. It ranked 8,121st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klassen?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Klassen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Klassen?

Ben Klassen, American engineer, author and politician (1918-1993).

Where is the surname Klassen most common?

Wikidata records people named Klassen in the United States.

Is the surname Klassen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,084 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Klassen

A surname, carried by 4,084 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klassen is more common than 95% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,084 people named Klassen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,599 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,645.

#8,121

rank among US surnames

4,084

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12%

change since 2000 (was #8,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,113	Deans	4,087	75,543
#8,114	Rosenblum	4,086	75,562
#8,119	Mastin	4,085	75,580
#8,121	Klassen	4,084	75,599
#8,124	Brodsky	4,083	75,617
#8,126	Gamache	4,082	75,636
#8,127	Crew	4,081	75,654

Who is named Klassen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Klassen identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klassens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Klassen
American engineer, author and politician (1918-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klassen

Klausner

Klassen has the Soundex code K425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K425.

Questions

How common is the surname Klassen?: 4,084 people in the United States had the surname Klassen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,599 Americans. It ranked 8,121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klassen?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Klassen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Klassen?: Ben Klassen, American engineer, author and politician (1918-1993).
Where is the surname Klassen most common?: Wikidata records people named Klassen in the United States.
Is the surname Klassen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,084 in 2010, up 12%.