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

Kroening, 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 Kroening surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kroening in America

Kroening is the 18036th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kroening surname appeared 1,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kroening.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kroening 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 Kroening

The surname Kroening has its origins in Germany, and it is likely to have emerged during the late medieval period or the early modern era. The name is derived from the German word "Krone," which means "crown" or "coronet," and it may have initially been used as a descriptive surname for someone who worked with crowns or coronets, or perhaps an innkeeper whose establishment displayed a crown as its sign.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Kroening can be found in the town of Königsberg, formerly in East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), where a person named Hans Kroening was mentioned in a local registry in the 16th century. It is possible that the name was initially associated with this region, although it eventually spread to other parts of Germany and beyond.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Johann Kroening, a German scholar and theologian who lived from 1628 to 1699. He was known for his work on the interpretation of the Bible and his contributions to the field of biblical exegesis.

During the 18th century, another individual named Kroening gained recognition. Carl Kroening, born in 1705 in Hamburg, was a skilled architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings and contributed to the development of urban infrastructure in various German cities.

As the name spread across Europe, it also found its way to other regions. In the 19th century, a Swedish immigrant to the United States named Erik Kroening (1842-1921) became a successful businessman and philanthropist in the state of Minnesota, where he established several charitable foundations and supported educational initiatives.

Another noteworthy bearer of the surname was the German-American artist and illustrator Max Kroening (1876-1945), who was renowned for his work in book illustrations and magazine covers during the early 20th century. His vibrant and highly detailed illustrations captured the spirit of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements.

While the surname Kroening is not among the most common in the world, it has left its mark in various fields, from academia and theology to architecture, business, and the arts, reflecting the diverse paths taken by those who have carried this name throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kroening

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

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

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