How common is the surname Krug?

7,827 people in the United States had the surname Krug in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,446 Americans. It ranked 4,531st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Krug?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Krug identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Krug?

Torey Krug, American ice hockey player, followed by Julius Albert Krug.

Where is the surname Krug most common?

Wikidata records people named Krug in the United States.

Is the surname Krug getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,827 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Krug

A German surname, carried by 7,827 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). Krug is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

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 7,827 people named Krug in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,446 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,871.

#4,531

rank among US surnames

7,827

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,174)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,522	Stephan	7,840	39,381
#4,523	Flora	7,837	39,396
#4,524	Unruh	7,835	39,406
#4,525	Travers	7,833	39,416
#4,526	Ascencio	7,832	39,421
#4,528	Johnsen	7,831	39,426
#4,530	Loredo	7,830	39,431

Who is named Krug

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

96% of people named Krug 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 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Krugs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Torey Krug
American ice hockey player, born 1991
Julius Albert Krug
American politician (1907-1970)
Judith Krug
American librarian and freedom of speech proponent (1940-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Krugh

Surnames that sound like Krug

Krug has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Krug come from?: From the German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”). Compare Krueger.
How common is the surname Krug?: 7,827 people in the United States had the surname Krug in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,446 Americans. It ranked 4,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krug?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Krug identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Krug?: Torey Krug, American ice hockey player, followed by Julius Albert Krug.
Where is the surname Krug most common?: Wikidata records people named Krug in the United States.
Is the surname Krug getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,871 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,827 in 2010, down 0.6%.
What are other spellings of Krug?: Krugh.