Find out how popular the last name Crusius is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Crusius.

Crusius, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Crusius surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crusius in America

Crusius is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crusius surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Crusius.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crusius to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Crusius

The surname Crusius is of German origin and can be traced back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the German word "Crus" or "Kruse," which means "curly" or "curled." This suggests that the name was likely given as a nickname to someone with curly hair.

The earliest recorded instances of the Crusius surname can be found in various German historical records, such as church registers and legal documents. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Johannes Crusius, a German scholar and theologian born in 1592 in Rennertshofen, Bavaria. He was known for his work on the Greek language and his contributions to Protestant theology.

Another notable figure with the Crusius surname was Christian August Crusius, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1715 in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt. He made significant contributions to the field of ethics and is considered one of the founders of the German Enlightenment movement.

In the 18th century, the Crusius surname gained prominence in academic circles with the work of Georg Christian Crusius, a German historian and philologist born in 1725 in Leuna. He authored several works on ancient Greek and Roman literature and is particularly known for his commentary on the writings of Horace.

The Crusius name can also be found in various historical records and manuscripts from across Germany, such as the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony. This suggests that the name was present in various parts of Germany during the Middle Ages and early modern period.

Other notable individuals with the Crusius surname include Martin Crusius, a 16th-century German humanist and educator, and Johann Crusius, a 17th-century German Lutheran theologian and philosopher.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crusius

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Crusius.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Crusius was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Crusius has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Crusius was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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