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

Kratzert, 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 Kratzert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kratzert in America

Kratzert is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kratzert surname appeared 102 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 Kratzert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kratzert 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 Kratzert

The surname KRATZERT is of German origin and dates back to the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old German word "kratzen," which means "to scratch" or "to scrape." This suggests that the name may have been originally given as an occupational surname to someone who worked as a scraper or someone involved in a trade that required scraping or scratching, such as a tanner or a baker.

The earliest recorded instances of the name KRATZERT can be found in various German records and manuscripts from the 12th and 13th centuries. One notable example is the mention of a certain "Heinrich Kratzert" in a document from the town of Nuremberg, dated 1297. This document is believed to be one of the earliest written references to the name.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name KRATZERT appeared in various records across various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. It is also possible that the name was influenced by or derived from certain place names, such as the town of Kratzeburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which shares a similar linguistic root.

One notable figure with the surname KRATZERT was Johann Kratzert (1745-1820), a German composer and organist who lived and worked in the city of Dresden. He is known for his contributions to the development of church music in Saxony during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Another individual of historical significance was Maximilian Kratzert (1813-1898), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Reichstag (Imperial Diet) in the late 19th century, representing the city of Nuremberg.

In the field of literature, the name KRATZERT is associated with Wilhelm Kratzert (1866-1945), a German writer and journalist who published several books and articles on literary criticism and cultural topics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The surname KRATZERT also has a connection to the world of science through the work of Hans Kratzert (1903-1988), a German physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during the mid-20th century.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that the name KRATZERT has also been carried by individuals in other fields, such as Otto Kratzert (1892-1968), a German architect known for his work on various public buildings and housing projects in Berlin during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kratzert

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

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

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