How common is the last name Klein?

79,552 people in the United States have the last name Klein, about 1 in 3,757. It ranks #398 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KLEIN

#398

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
79,552
About
1 in 3,757
This common or more
29.5%
Who bears it

Of the 79,552 people with the last name Klein, 92.9% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Klein

#396 Paul · 80,097#397 Fletcher · 79,835#399 Reeves · 79,326#400 Page · 79,314

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Klein, most common first.

#19,472 Kleine · 1,389#45,457 Kleen · 507#56,084 Klain · 394#64,820 Kleyn · 331#107,521 Klewin · 176#111,996 Klin · 167#150,935 Klen · 108

Also a first name

As a first name, Klein ranks #23,227 of 53,615, with 423 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2013, with 25 births. See Klein as a first name

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