Kieffer meaning | Last name Kieffer origin

Following is the meaning of Kieffer surname. Family name Kieffer is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kieffer
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Met in Alsace-Lorraine, this name is the cooper craft (German Küfer).

Kieffer is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Kieffer has 7 characters long in length.

Kieffer is common in United States country(ies).

Kieffer is ranked 24078 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kieffer bearers increased by 5.801939 per cent in 2010 US census to 6656 since 2000, the surname slipped by 123 spots and ranked at 5241. The last name was found in around 23 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.16 95.69
Hispanic or Latino 2.69 1.94
Others 1.19 1.13
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.04 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.48 0.25
Black 0.45 0.3

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kieffer

How popular is Kieffer?

Kieffer is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 21331 people have been found who wears Kieffer as their family name. Kieffer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
6,462 Ivory Coast2
4,944 Bosnia2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
26,532 Chile2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
4,367 Afghanistan2
9,272 Ecuador2
900 Laos2
18,625 Japan2
2,309 Monaco1
4,249 Cambodia1
810,193 Indonesia1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
165,773 Belarus1
2,190 Barbados1
30,360 Thailand1
1,818 Guernsey1
7,941 Guatemala1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
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Immigrants to US

Mary Kieffer from Ireland aboard the Henry Hobbs from Cork on June 25, 1847 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 28 years old when she arrived in USA.

Comments :Mayra Sorber Kieffer is a name very widespread Alsatian family, represents a derivative nickname Middle High German kiffen, scold, and designer of a grumpy man, querulous -can also represent a change Kuefer, profession name designating Cooper.

Celebrities having Kieffer surname

Maximilian Kieffer Golfer
Philip Kieffer Actor
Douglas Kieffer Electrician
Maximilian Kieffer Golfer
Charles Kieffer Olympic athlete
Susan Kieffer Geologist
Andrea Kieffer Politician
Thomas Kieffer Musical Artist
Guy-André Kieffer Journalist
Christian Kieffer Politician
  • Bill Kieffer, from 2011 comedy, drama movie 3 Days in December, who portrayed the William Mitchell.
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