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

Kloer, 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 Kloer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kloer in America

Kloer is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kloer surname appeared 183 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 Kloer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kloer 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 Kloer

The surname KLOER has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the late medieval period around the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the Old German word "kloer," which means "clear" or "bright." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone with a clear or bright complexion or someone who lived near a clear stream or body of water.

The earliest recorded instances of the name appear in various historical documents and records from regions such as Bavaria and Saxony. One notable mention is in the Bamberg Chronicle, a medieval manuscript from the 15th century, which includes a reference to a family with the name KLOER living in the town of Bamberg.

In the 16th century, the name KLOER appears in several church records and tax rolls from the German states. One example is Johann KLOER, a farmer born in 1532 in the village of Kleinostheim, near Aschaffenburg in the modern-day state of Bavaria.

The name KLOER has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. In the 17th century, Christoph KLOER (1635-1699) was a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Nuremberg, known for his innovative timepiece designs. Another notable figure was Johann Friedrich KLOER (1786-1856), a German playwright and author who wrote several popular plays and novels during the Romantic era.

In the 19th century, the name KLOER gained prominence with figures such as Wilhelm KLOER (1819-1887), a German politician and member of the Reichstag, and Carl KLOER (1845-1923), a renowned German painter and illustrator known for his landscape and portrait works.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name outside of Germany can be found in the United States, where Johann Peter KLOER (1792-1868) immigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt in the early 19th century and settled in Pennsylvania, establishing a family line in the new country.

While the name KLOER is predominantly of German origin, over time it has also been adopted and assimilated into other cultures and regions, with variations in spelling and pronunciation reflecting the local linguistic influences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kloer

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

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

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