How common is the surname Klaus?

5,328 people in the United States had the surname Klaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,948 Americans. It ranked 6,388th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klaus?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Klaus?

Josef Klaus, Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001), followed by Bex Taylor-Klaus.

Where is the surname Klaus most common?

Wikidata records people named Klaus in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Klaus getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,328 in 2010, down 0.1%.

Is Klaus also a first name?

Yes. Klaus is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Klaus

A surname, carried by 5,328 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K420 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klaus is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,328 people named Klaus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,948 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,331.

#6,388

rank among US surnames

5,328

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,944)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,379	Curl	5,335	57,872
#6,381	Robey	5,333	57,893
#6,384	Spinelli	5,332	57,904
#6,388	Klaus	5,328	57,948
#6,389	Haupt	5,327	57,959
#6,391	Elwell	5,326	57,969
#6,392	Schroder	5,325	57,980

Who is named Klaus

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

96% of people named Klaus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klauss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josef Klaus
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001)
Bex Taylor-Klaus
American actor, born 1994
Frank Klaus
American boxer (1887–1948)

Notable Klauss come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klaus

Klaus has the Soundex code K420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K420.

Questions

How common is the surname Klaus?: 5,328 people in the United States had the surname Klaus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,948 Americans. It ranked 6,388th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klaus?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klaus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Klaus?: Josef Klaus, Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1910-2001), followed by Bex Taylor-Klaus.
Where is the surname Klaus most common?: Wikidata records people named Klaus in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Klaus getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,328 in 2010, down 0.1%.
Is Klaus also a first name?: Yes. Klaus is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.