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

Klomp, 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 Klomp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klomp in America

Klomp is the 43732nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klomp surname appeared 493 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 Klomp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Klomp 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 Klomp

The surname Klomp originated in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "klomp," meaning a wooden shoe or clog, which was a common type of footwear worn by farmers and peasants in the Low Countries at that time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Klomp can be found in the Dutch baptismal records from the city of Leiden in the year 1593, where a child named Jan Klomp was baptized. This suggests that the name was already in use as a surname by that point.

In the 17th century, the name Klomp appeared in the records of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), which was a powerful trading company that established colonies and outposts across Asia and Africa. This indicates that individuals with the surname Klomp may have been involved in the Dutch colonial endeavors during that period.

During the 19th century, the name Klomp can be found in various Dutch municipal records and census records from that era. One notable individual with this surname was Willem Hendrik Klomp (1837-1923), a Dutch politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice in the Netherlands from 1897 to 1901.

Another individual of note was Gerrit Jan Klomp (1865-1942), a Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam, including the Concertgebouw concert hall and the Rijksmuseum's Philipsvleugel wing.

In more recent history, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Klomp was Jan Klomp (1915-2000), a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II who played a crucial role in the Dutch resistance movement against the Nazi occupation.

The name Klomp has also been associated with various place names in the Netherlands, such as Klompenburg and Klompenmaker, which further reinforces its Dutch origins and connections to the traditional Dutch craft of wooden shoe-making.

Overall, the surname Klomp has a rich history rooted in the Dutch culture and tradition, dating back to the 16th century and spanning several centuries of Dutch history, including the colonial era, political and legal spheres, architecture, and even the resistance movement against Nazi occupation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klomp

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

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

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