How common is the surname Krein?

1,057 people in the United States had the surname Krein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. It ranked 23,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Krein?

Howard Krein, American otolaryngologist, plastic surgeon, and business executive and assistant professor.

Where is the surname Krein most common?

Wikidata records people named Krein in the United States.

Is the surname Krein getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,085 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,057 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Krein

A surname, carried by 1,057 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krein is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,057 people named Krein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,085.

#23,881

rank among US surnames

1,057

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #22,196)

Who is named Krein

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

96% of people named Krein identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 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 Kreins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Howard Krein
American otolaryngologist, plastic surgeon, and business executive and assistant professor, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Krein

Krein has the Soundex code K650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K650.

Questions

How common is the surname Krein?: 1,057 people in the United States had the surname Krein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,096 Americans. It ranked 23,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Krein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Krein?: Howard Krein, American otolaryngologist, plastic surgeon, and business executive and assistant professor.
Where is the surname Krein most common?: Wikidata records people named Krein in the United States.
Is the surname Krein getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,085 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,057 in 2010, down 2.6%.