How common is the surname Krafft?

1,211 people in the United States had the surname Krafft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Krafft?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Krafft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Krafft?

Barbara Krafft, Austrian painter (1764-1825).

Where is the surname Krafft most common?

Wikidata records people named Krafft in the Austrian Empire.

Is the surname Krafft getting more or less common?

More common. 1,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Krafft

A surname, carried by 1,211 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krafft is more common than 86.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,211 people named Krafft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,165.

#21,553

rank among US surnames

1,211

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,025)

Who is named Krafft

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Krafft identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kraffts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Krafft
Austrian painter (1764-1825)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Krafft

Krafft has the Soundex code K613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K613.

Questions

How common is the surname Krafft?: 1,211 people in the United States had the surname Krafft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,951 Americans. It ranked 21,553rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krafft?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Krafft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Krafft?: Barbara Krafft, Austrian painter (1764-1825).
Where is the surname Krafft most common?: Wikidata records people named Krafft in the Austrian Empire.
Is the surname Krafft getting more or less common?: More common. 1,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,211 in 2010, up 3.9%.