How common is the surname Klemme?

1,258 people in the United States had the surname Klemme in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. It ranked 20,937th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klemme?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Klemme identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Klemme getting more or less common?

More common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,258 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Klemme

A surname, carried by 1,258 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klemme is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,258 people named Klemme in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,229.

#20,937

rank among US surnames

1,258

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,167)

Who is named Klemme

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

95% of people named Klemme identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klemme

Klemme has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Questions

How common is the surname Klemme?: 1,258 people in the United States had the surname Klemme in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,426 Americans. It ranked 20,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klemme?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Klemme identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Klemme getting more or less common?: More common. 1,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,258 in 2010, up 2.4%.