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

Kringle, 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 Kringle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kringle in America

Kringle is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kringle surname appeared 318 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 Kringle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kringle 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 Kringle

The surname Kringle originated in Scandinavia, specifically in Denmark and Norway. It is derived from the Old Norse word "kringla," which means "ring" or "circle." This name likely referred to someone who lived near a circular or ring-shaped geographical feature, such as a bend in a river or a circular arrangement of houses.

One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Kringle can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of stories written in the 13th and 14th centuries. The sagas mention several individuals with the name Kringle or variations of it, such as Kringla and Kringlason.

In the 15th century, the name Kringle appeared in Danish and Norwegian records, often associated with individuals from rural areas or small villages. One notable example is Jens Kringle, a Danish farmer who lived in the late 1400s and was mentioned in local land records.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as migration and exploration increased, the name Kringle spread to other parts of Europe and North America. In the 1600s, a Norwegian family named Kringle settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York and New Jersey).

In the 18th century, a German philosopher and writer named Johann Gottfried Kringle (1715-1787) gained some recognition for his works on ethics and morality. Another notable figure was the Danish explorer and cartographer Peder Kringle (1760-1822), who mapped parts of Greenland and the Arctic regions.

In the 19th century, the name Kringle became associated with Christmas traditions, particularly in the United States. The character of Santa Claus, also known as Kris Kringle, became popularized in literature and folklore during this time.

Other notable individuals with the surname Kringle include the Norwegian artist Edvard Kringle (1842-1915), known for his landscape paintings, and the Swedish inventor and engineer Gustav Kringle (1878-1947), who patented several innovations in mechanical engineering.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kringle

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

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

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