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    The surname Kroeger

    A German occupational surname, carried by 4,402 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K626

    Kroeger: #7,552 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kroeger #7,552, 4,402 people Kroeger: #7,552 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kroeger #7,552, 4,402 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kroeger is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Krüger. Literally, “pub-keeper, tavern-keeper, innkeeper”

    Kroeger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,402 people named Kroeger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,138 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,335.

    #7,552
    rank among US surnames
    4,402
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #7,106)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,545Croom4,40770,058
    #7,549Jeffcoat4,40670,074
    #7,550Landes4,40470,106
    #7,552Kroeger4,40270,138
    #7,553Tai4,40170,153
    #7,554Teasley4,40070,169

    Who is named Kroeger

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

    96% of people named Kroeger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kroegers

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Berry Kroeger
      American actor (1912-1991)
    • Erhard Kroeger
      Baltic German politician (NSDAP), MdR, SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator (1905–1987)

    Notable Kroegers come mostly from the United States (1) and Nazi Germany (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Kroeger

    Kroeger has the Soundex code K626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K626.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kroeger come from?
    From German Krüger. Literally, “pub-keeper, tavern-keeper, innkeeper”
    How common is the surname Kroeger?
    4,402 people in the United States had the surname Kroeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,138 Americans. It ranked 7,552nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kroeger?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kroeger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kroeger?
    Berry Kroeger, American actor (1912-1991), followed by Erhard Kroeger.
    Where is the surname Kroeger most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kroeger in the United States and Nazi Germany.
    What type of surname is Kroeger?
    Kroeger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Kroeger getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,402 in 2010, up 1.5%.
    What are other spellings of Kroeger?
    Kreger, Kreeger, Kreoger, Kreuger, Kroger and Krooger.