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    The surname Kleven

    A surname, carried by 1,872 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K415

    Kleven: #15,611 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kleven #15,611, 1,872 people Kleven: #15,611 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kleven #15,611, 1,872 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kleven is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,872 people named Kleven in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,928 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,621.

    #15,611
    rank among US surnames
    1,872
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,360)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,606Pines1,873164,840
    #15,611Giesler1,872164,928
    #15,615Stockstill1,871165,016

    Who is named Kleven

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

    95% of people named Kleven identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kleven?
    1,872 people in the United States had the surname Kleven in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,928 Americans. It ranked 15,611th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kleven?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kleven identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Kleven getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,872 in 2010, up 16%.