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    The surname Krasnow

    A Russian surname, carried by 558 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K625

    Krasnow: #39,419 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Krasnow #39,419, 558 people Krasnow: #39,419 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Krasnow #39,419, 558 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krasnow is more common than 75.7% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    Jewish surname, from the Polish or German spelling of Russian Краснов (Krasnov).

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 558 people named Krasnow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 553,307 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 512.

    #39,419
    rank among US surnames
    558
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9%
    change since 2000 (was #40,265)

    Who is named Krasnow

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

    97% of people named Krasnow identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Krasnow

    Krasnow has the Soundex code K625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K625.

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Krasnow come from?
    Jewish surname, from the Polish or German spelling of Russian Краснов (Krasnov).
    How common is the surname Krasnow?
    558 people in the United States had the surname Krasnow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 553,307 Americans. It ranked 39,419th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Krasnow?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Krasnow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Krasnow getting more or less common?
    More common. 512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 558 in 2010, up 9.0%.