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

Kriger, 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 Kriger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kriger in America

Kriger is the 38484th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kriger surname appeared 575 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 Kriger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kriger 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 Kriger

The surname KRIGER originated in Germany, likely in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is derived from the German word "Krieger," meaning "warrior" or "soldier." The name likely referred to a person who was a soldier or had military connections.

The earliest known record of the surname KRIGER dates back to the early 1600s in the town of Memmingen, located in the Bavarian region of southern Germany. In a local church registry from 1612, a man named Hans KRIGER is listed as a resident.

In the 17th century, the surname KRIGER also appears in various military records and muster rolls from the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), indicating that some bearers of the name were indeed soldiers during this conflict.

One notable figure with the surname KRIGER was Johann Christoph KRIGER (1652-1719), a German Protestant theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg.

Another early bearer of the name was Gottfried KRIGER (1670-1741), a German architect and master builder who was responsible for the construction of several churches and public buildings in the city of Dresden.

In the 18th century, the KRIGER surname began to spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe. For example, a Swiss physician named Johann Jakob KRIGER (1719-1788) was born in Zurich and later became a renowned medical professor at the University of Basel.

Another individual of note was Carl Friedrich KRIGER (1778-1846), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and the study of comets.

The surname KRIGER also found its way to Russia, where a German immigrant named Wilhelm KRIGER (1802-1876) became a prominent industrialist and businessman in the city of Moscow during the 19th century.

Throughout its history, the surname KRIGER has been associated with various professions, including academia, architecture, medicine, and military service, reflecting its origins as a name linked to warriors and soldiers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kriger

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

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

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