How common is the surname Krogh?

1,561 people in the United States had the surname Krogh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. It ranked 17,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Krogh?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Krogh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Krogh?

Egil Krogh, American lawyer involved in the Watergate scandal (1939-2020).

Where is the surname Krogh most common?

Wikidata records people named Krogh in the United States.

Is the surname Krogh getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,561 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Krogh

A surname, carried by 1,561 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). Krogh is more common than 89% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,561 people named Krogh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,607.

#17,911

rank among US surnames

1,561

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,471)

Who is named Krogh

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

95% of people named Krogh identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kroghs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Egil Krogh
American lawyer involved in the Watergate scandal (1939-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Krogh

Krogh 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 Krogh?: 1,561 people in the United States had the surname Krogh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,787 Americans. It ranked 17,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krogh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Krogh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Krogh?: Egil Krogh, American lawyer involved in the Watergate scandal (1939-2020).
Where is the surname Krogh most common?: Wikidata records people named Krogh in the United States.
Is the surname Krogh getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,561 in 2010, down 2.9%.