The surname Kluge
A surname, carried by 2,216 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex K420
Origin
From the German surname meaning "clever one, "from klug (“clever”) + -e.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 2,216 people named Kluge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,326 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,143.
#13,660
rank among US surnames
2,216
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
+3.4%
change since 2000 (was #13,092)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13,654 | Victorino | 2,218 | 139,200 |
| #13,657 | Gengler | 2,217 | 139,263 |
| #13,660 | Fitzgibbon | 2,216 | 139,326 |
Who is named Kluge
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Kluge identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
- Two or more races 0.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Kluge
Kluge has the Soundex code K420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K420.
Questions
- Where does the surname Kluge come from?
- From the German surname meaning "clever one, "from klug (“clever”) + -e.
- How common is the surname Kluge?
- 2,216 people in the United States had the surname Kluge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,326 Americans. It ranked 13,660th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Kluge?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kluge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Kluge getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,216 in 2010, up 3.4%.