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

Klarich, 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 Klarich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klarich in America

Klarich is the 46219th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klarich surname appeared 461 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 Klarich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Klarich 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 Klarich

The surname KLARICH is believed to have originated in Croatia, a country located in Southeastern Europe. It is thought to have derived from the Croatian word "klarić," which means "a small bell" or "a little bell." This suggests that the name may have been a descriptive surname given to someone who either made or sold small bells, or possibly had a profession related to bells.

KLARICH is a variant spelling of the more common Croatian surname Klarić. The earliest known records of this surname date back to the 16th century in various regions of Croatia, including Dalmatia and Slavonia. During this period, Croatia was part of the larger Habsburg Monarchy, and many Croatian surnames were influenced by the languages spoken in this empire, such as German and Hungarian.

One of the earliest known bearers of the KLARICH surname was Ivan Klarich, a Croatian nobleman and military officer who lived in the mid-16th century. He is mentioned in several historical documents from that era, including records of the Venetian Republic, which controlled parts of Croatia at the time.

Another notable figure with this surname was Petar Klarich, a Croatian priest and scholar who lived in the late 17th century. He was known for his writings on theology and philosophy, and his works were widely circulated throughout the Croatian lands and beyond.

In the 19th century, the KLARICH surname began to spread beyond Croatia as many Croatians emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Josip Klarich, a Croatian writer and journalist who lived in the city of Rijeka (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) in the late 1800s.

Another prominent individual with the KLARICH surname was Antun Klarich, a Croatian-American architect who was born in Croatia in 1878 but later emigrated to the United States. He designed several notable buildings in Chicago and other cities in the early 20th century.

In more recent times, one of the most well-known individuals with the KLARICH surname was Željko Klarić, a Croatian football (soccer) player who played for several clubs in Croatia and abroad during the 1970s and 1980s. He was also a member of the Yugoslav national team and played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klarich

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

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 Klarich 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 Klarich 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 Klarich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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