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    The surname Krull

    A surname, carried by 4,111 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K640

    Krull: #8,055 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Krull #8,055, 4,111 people Krull: #8,055 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Krull #8,055, 4,111 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krull is more common than 95% of them.

    Origin

    From the German and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Kroll and Krol.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,111 people named Krull in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,102 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,818.

    #8,055
    rank among US surnames
    4,111
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.7%
    change since 2000 (was #8,011)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,046Copenhaver4,11375,066
    #8,049Rabon4,11275,084
    #8,055Fant4,11175,102
    #8,060Ginsberg4,11075,121

    Who is named Krull

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

    96% of people named Krull identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Krulls

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Suzanne Krull
      American actress (1966-2013)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Krull

    Krull has the Soundex code K640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K640.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Krull come from?
    From the German and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Kroll and Krol.
    How common is the surname Krull?
    4,111 people in the United States had the surname Krull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,102 Americans. It ranked 8,055th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Krull?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Krull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Krull?
    Suzanne Krull, American actress (1966-2013).
    Where is the surname Krull most common?
    Wikidata records people named Krull in the United States.
    Is the surname Krull getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,818 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,111 in 2010, up 7.7%.