# Kroger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kroger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,758 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,376 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 175,623 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (1,689 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kreger, Kreeger, Kreoger, Kreuger, Kroeger, Krooger, Krøger, Krueger, Kruger, Kruuger |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kroger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Krueger, Kruger, Krieger, Kroeger, Kreger, Kraker, Kroeker, Kircher, Karcher, Kreiser, Krikorian, Kirker.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.