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    The surname Klotz

    A surname, carried by 6,021 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K432

    Klotz: #5,754 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Klotz #5,754, 6,021 people Klotz: #5,754 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Klotz #5,754, 6,021 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Klotz is more common than 96.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,021 people named Klotz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,278 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,027.

    #5,754
    rank among US surnames
    6,021
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,323)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,746Maes6,03351,176
    #5,747Ehrlich6,03151,193
    #5,748Bott6,02951,210
    #5,749Schaub6,02751,227
    #5,750Alva6,02651,236
    #5,751Almaguer6,02351,261
    #5,752Deckard6,02251,270

    Who is named Klotz

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

    96% of people named Klotz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Klotzs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Klotz
      Belgian yacht racer, died 1999
    • Red Klotz
      American basketball player and coach (1921-2014)

    Notable Klotzs come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Klotz

    Klotz has the Soundex code K432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K432.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Klotz?
    6,021 people in the United States had the surname Klotz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,278 Americans. It ranked 5,754th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Klotz?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Klotz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Klotz?
    John Klotz, Belgian yacht racer, followed by Red Klotz.
    Where is the surname Klotz most common?
    Wikidata records people named Klotz in Belgium and the United States.
    Is the surname Klotz getting more or less common?
    Less common. 6,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,021 in 2010, down 0.1%.