How common is the surname Kral?

3,112 people in the United States had the surname Kral in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. It ranked 10,352nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kral?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kral identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kral?

Irene Kral, American singer (1932-1978), followed by Roy Kral.

Where is the surname Kral most common?

Wikidata records people named Kral in the United States.

Is the surname Kral getting more or less common?

More common. 2,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,112 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Kral

A surname, carried by 3,112 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kral is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

From Czech Král, Slovak Kráľ, or Serbo-Croatian kralj, all meaning "king".

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,112 people named Kral in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,920.

#10,352

rank among US surnames

3,112

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179
#10,352	Sias	3,112	99,211
#10,358	Peirce	3,111	99,243

Who is named Kral

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

95% of people named Kral identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Krals

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Irene Kral
American singer (1932-1978)
Roy Kral
American jazz pianist and vocalist (1921-2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kral

Kral has the Soundex code K640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K640.

Questions

Where does the surname Kral come from?: From Czech Král, Slovak Kráľ, or Serbo-Croatian kralj, all meaning "king".
How common is the surname Kral?: 3,112 people in the United States had the surname Kral in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,211 Americans. It ranked 10,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kral?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kral identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kral?: Irene Kral, American singer (1932-1978), followed by Roy Kral.
Where is the surname Kral most common?: Wikidata records people named Kral in the United States.
Is the surname Kral getting more or less common?: More common. 2,920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,112 in 2010, up 6.6%.