How common is the surname Kleiner?

2,566 people in the United States had the surname Kleiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,322 Americans. It ranked 12,140th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kleiner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kleiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kleiner?

Jeremy Kleiner, American film producer, followed by Bruce Kleiner.

Where is the surname Kleiner most common?

Wikidata records people named Kleiner in the United States and Mexico.

Is the surname Kleiner getting more or less common?

More common. 2,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,566 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Kleiner

A surname, carried by 2,566 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kleiner is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,566 people named Kleiner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,322 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,362.

#12,140

rank among US surnames

2,566

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,132	Sugg	2,568	120,228
#12,136	Morelos	2,567	120,275
#12,140	Tuten	2,566	120,322
#12,148	Rosato	2,565	120,369

Who is named Kleiner

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

95% of people named Kleiner identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kleiners

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeremy Kleiner
American film producer, born 1976
Bruce Kleiner
American mathematician and academic, born 2000
Harry Kleiner
American screenwriter and producer (1916–2007)
Sergio Klainer
Argentine-Mexican actor (born 1939)

Notable Kleiners come mostly from the United States (3) and Mexico (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Kleiner

Kellner

Kleiner has the Soundex code K456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K456.

Questions

How common is the surname Kleiner?: 2,566 people in the United States had the surname Kleiner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,322 Americans. It ranked 12,140th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kleiner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kleiner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kleiner?: Jeremy Kleiner, American film producer, followed by Bruce Kleiner.
Where is the surname Kleiner most common?: Wikidata records people named Kleiner in the United States and Mexico.
Is the surname Kleiner getting more or less common?: More common. 2,362 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,566 in 2010, up 8.6%.