# Krug (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/krug/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,827 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,531 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,446 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (7,871 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Krugh |

## Etymology

From the German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”). Compare Krueger.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Krug 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) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Krug in the United States.

## People named Krug

- Torey Krug, American ice hockey player
- Julius Albert Krug, American politician (1907-1970)
- Judith Krug, American librarian and freedom of speech proponent (1940-2009)

## Similar surnames

Krieg, Kruk, Karg, Krog, Kruse, Kraus, Krogh, Kirk, Krause, Kirsch, Kersey, Kress.

## 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.