# Klug (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/klug/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,041 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,737 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,108 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (6,023 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Klugh |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Klug.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Klug in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Klug in the United Kingdom, Austria and Argentina.

## People named Klug

- Aaron Klug, British chemist and biophysicist
- Gerald Klug, Austrian politician
- Georgina Klug, Argentine volleyball and beach volleyball player

## Similar surnames

Kluck, Kulig, Klaus, Killough, Kluge, Kowalski, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kelso, Kyles, Kallas, Kloss.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.