How common is the surname Klim?

717 people in the United States had the surname Klim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 430,607 Americans. It ranked 32,169th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Klim?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Klim?

Michael Klim, Australian swimmer.

Where is the surname Klim most common?

Wikidata records people named Klim in Poland.

Is the surname Klim getting more or less common?

Less common. 744 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 717 in 2010, down 3.6%.

Is Klim also a first name?

Yes. Klim 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 Klim

A Latin surname, carried by 717 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). Klim is more common than 80.2% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

* As a Polish and Lower Sorbian surname, from the personal name Kliment, from Latin Clemens. Compare Clement. * As a German surname, from Klemme (“to press, clamp”) and klimmen (“to climb”).

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 717 people named Klim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 430,607 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 744.

#32,169

rank among US surnames

717

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #29,815)

Who is named Klim

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

96% of people named Klim identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klims

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Klim
Australian swimmer, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klim

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

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Klim come from?: * As a Polish and Lower Sorbian surname, from the personal name Kliment, from Latin Clemens. Compare Clement. * As a German surname, from Klemme (“to press, clamp”) and klimmen (“to climb”).
How common is the surname Klim?: 717 people in the United States had the surname Klim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 430,607 Americans. It ranked 32,169th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klim?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Klim?: Michael Klim, Australian swimmer.
Where is the surname Klim most common?: Wikidata records people named Klim in Poland.
Is the surname Klim getting more or less common?: Less common. 744 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 717 in 2010, down 3.6%.
Is Klim also a first name?: Yes. Klim 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.