How common is the surname Kreis?

1,757 people in the United States had the surname Kreis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,723 Americans. It ranked 16,385th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kreis?

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

Who is the most famous person named Kreis?

Jason Kreis, American soccer player and coach, followed by Levi Kreis.

Where is the surname Kreis most common?

Wikidata records people named Kreis in the United States.

Is the surname Kreis getting more or less common?

More common. 1,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,757 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Kreis

A surname, carried by 1,757 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kreis is more common than 89.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,757 people named Kreis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,723 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,710.

#16,385

rank among US surnames

1,757

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,691)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,376	Kroger	1,758	175,623
#16,385	Trepanier	1,757	175,723
#16,390	Hoeppner	1,756	175,823

Who is named Kreis

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

95% of people named Kreis identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kreiss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Kreis
American soccer player and coach, born 1972
Levi Kreis
American musician and actor, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kreis

Kreis has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Questions

How common is the surname Kreis?: 1,757 people in the United States had the surname Kreis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,723 Americans. It ranked 16,385th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kreis?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kreis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kreis?: Jason Kreis, American soccer player and coach, followed by Levi Kreis.
Where is the surname Kreis most common?: Wikidata records people named Kreis in the United States.
Is the surname Kreis getting more or less common?: More common. 1,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,757 in 2010, up 2.7%.