# Krueger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/krueger/  
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) | 36,743 |
| US rank (2010) | 946 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,403 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.1% (36,694 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kreger, Kreeger, Kreoger, Kreuger, Kroeger, Kroger, Krooger, Kröger, Krøger, Kruger |

## Etymology

South German and Jewish surname Krüger, from German Krüger. Literally, “pub-keeper, tavern-keeper, innkeeper”, from the noun senses Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“inn, pub”). Compare Krug.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Krueger 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Krueger in the United States and Australia.

## People named Krueger

- Alan B. Krueger, American economist (1960–2019)
- Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist
- Steven Krueger, American actor
- John-Henry Krueger, American-Hungarian short-track speed skater
- Bob Krueger, American politician (1935–2022)
- William Kent Krueger, American author and novelist
- Kandace Krueger, American beauty pageant contestant
- Mitchell Krueger, American tennis player
- Brooke Krueger-Billett, Australian hammer thrower

## Similar surnames

Kruger, Krieger, Kroeger, Kreger, Kroger, Kreiser, Kroeker, Kircher, Karcher, Kraker, 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.