How common is the surname Krenek?

1,035 people in the United States had the surname Krenek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Krenek?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Krenek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Krenek?

Ernst Krenek, Austrian/American composer (1900–1991).

Where is the surname Krenek most common?

Wikidata records people named Krenek in Austria.

Is the surname Krenek getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Krenek

A surname, carried by 1,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krenek is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,035 people named Krenek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,050.

#24,237

rank among US surnames

1,035

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,799)

Who is named Krenek

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

97% of people named Krenek identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kreneks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernst Krenek
Austrian/American composer (1900–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Krenek

Krenz

Krenek has the Soundex code K652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K652.

Questions

How common is the surname Krenek?: 1,035 people in the United States had the surname Krenek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krenek?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Krenek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Krenek?: Ernst Krenek, Austrian/American composer (1900–1991).
Where is the surname Krenek most common?: Wikidata records people named Krenek in Austria.
Is the surname Krenek getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, down 1.4%.