Find out how popular the last name Kiewit is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kiewit.

Kiewit, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kiewit surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kiewit in America

Kiewit is the 144141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kiewit surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kiewit.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kiewit to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kiewit

The surname Kiewit is of Dutch origin, originating from the Netherlands in the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Dutch word "kiewit," which means "lapwing," a type of bird. The name may have been given as a nickname or as a reference to someone who lived near a place where these birds were commonly found.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kiewit can be found in the Dutch Republic in the late 1500s. Historical records from this period show a family by the name of Kiewit residing in the city of Amsterdam. There are also mentions of the name in the nearby provinces of North Holland and South Holland.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical documents and records from the Netherlands. For instance, there is a reference to a Willem Kiewit, who was a merchant and ship owner in the city of Rotterdam in the 1630s. Another notable individual was Gerrit Kiewit, a prominent painter from Delft who lived between 1624 and 1704.

As the Dutch expanded their influence through trade and colonization, the name Kiewit spread to other parts of the world. In the late 17th century, there are records of a Pieter Kiewit who was one of the early settlers in the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America.

In the 18th century, the name Kiewit can be found in records from the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). One notable example is Jan Kiewit, a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the Governor of the Moluccas Islands from 1745 to 1751.

As the centuries progressed, the name Kiewit continued to appear in various parts of the Netherlands and its former colonies. In the 19th century, there was a Hendrik Kiewit who was a prominent architect in Amsterdam, known for designing several notable buildings in the city.

While the Kiewit name has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world, primarily through Dutch migration and settlement. However, its origins can be traced back to the 16th century in the Netherlands, where it was likely derived from the Dutch word for the lapwing bird.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kiewit

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kiewit.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kiewit was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kiewit has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kiewit was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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