How common is the surname Kleiber?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Kleiber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kleiber?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kleiber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kleiber?

Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor (1890–1956).

Where is the surname Kleiber most common?

Wikidata records people named Kleiber in Austria.

Is the surname Kleiber getting more or less common?

More common. 1,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Kleiber

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kleiber is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Kleiber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,126.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,590)

Who is named Kleiber

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

97% of people named Kleiber identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kleibers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erich Kleiber
Austrian conductor (1890–1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kleiber

Kleiber has the Soundex code K416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K416.

Questions

How common is the surname Kleiber?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Kleiber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kleiber?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Kleiber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kleiber?: Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor (1890–1956).
Where is the surname Kleiber most common?: Wikidata records people named Kleiber in Austria.
Is the surname Kleiber getting more or less common?: More common. 1,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 1.8%.