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

Krain, 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 Krain surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Krain in America

Krain is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Krain surname appeared 105 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 Krain.

We can also compare 2010 data for Krain 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 Krain

The surname Krain originated in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Krain," which referred to the historical region of Carniola, now part of modern-day Slovenia. This region was once part of the Holy Roman Empire and had a significant German-speaking population.

During the Middle Ages, the name Krain was commonly found in various historical documents related to the Carniola region. One notable example is the presence of the name in the "Dewin's Codex," a 14th-century manuscript that recorded legal proceedings and land transactions in the area.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Krain can be traced back to Johann Krain, born around 1275 in the town of Laibach (now Ljubljana, Slovenia). He was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region. Another notable figure was Ulrich Krain, a 14th-century knight who served in the court of Duke Albert II of Austria.

In the 16th century, the name Krain was also found in the records of the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg (now part of Germany), suggesting that some individuals bearing this surname had migrated from the Carniola region to other parts of the Holy Roman Empire.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Krain was Johann Georg Krain (1633-1703), a German composer and organist who was highly regarded during the Baroque period. He served as the court organist in Coburg, Germany, and his works were widely performed and published across Europe.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Krain (1777-1855), a German philosopher and writer who was a proponent of idealism and a contemporary of Hegel. His works, such as "The Essence of Philosophy" (1819), explored the nature of consciousness and the relationship between the mind and reality.

In the 19th century, the surname Krain was also found in the records of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, particularly in the regions of modern-day Austria and Slovenia. One example is Karl Krain (1835-1912), an Austrian politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of the Duchy of Carniola from 1888 to 1892.

The name Krain has also been associated with various place names in the regions where it originated, such as Krainburg (now Kranj, Slovenia) and Krainfeld (now Kranjsko Polje, Slovenia), further reinforcing its historical ties to the Carniola region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Krain

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

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 Krain 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 Krain 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 Krain was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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