How common is the surname Klosterman?

2,363 people in the United States had the surname Klosterman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,658 Americans. It ranked 12,994th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Klosterman?

Chuck Klosterman, American author and columnist.

Where is the surname Klosterman most common?

Wikidata records people named Klosterman in the United States.

Is the surname Klosterman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,363 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Klosterman

A German surname, carried by 2,363 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klosterman is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

German origin

Variant of Klostermann.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,363 people named Klosterman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,658 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,289.

#12,994

rank among US surnames

2,363

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,437)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,986	Golub	2,364	130,603
#12,994	Beringer	2,363	130,658
#12,999	Diggins	2,362	130,714
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769

Who is named Klosterman

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

97% of people named Klosterman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Klostermans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chuck Klosterman
American author and columnist, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Klosterman

Klosterman has the Soundex code K423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K423.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Klosterman come from?: Variant of Klostermann.
How common is the surname Klosterman?: 2,363 people in the United States had the surname Klosterman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,658 Americans. It ranked 12,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Klosterman?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Klosterman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Klosterman?: Chuck Klosterman, American author and columnist.
Where is the surname Klosterman most common?: Wikidata records people named Klosterman in the United States.
Is the surname Klosterman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,363 in 2010, up 3.2%.