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

Kroner, 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 Kroner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kroner in America

Kroner is the 24049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kroner surname appeared 1,048 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 Kroner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kroner 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 Kroner

The surname Kroner is of German origin, derived from the occupation of a crown maker or a person who made crowns or wreaths. The name is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name Kroner is thought to have originated in the German-speaking regions of central Europe, particularly in areas like Bavaria, Saxony, and Franconia, where the craft of crown-making was prevalent. It is derived from the German word "Krone," meaning crown or wreath.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Kroner can be found in the Rothenburger Kirchenbücher, a church record from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a town in Bavaria, dating back to the early 16th century. The name appears as "Kroner" in an entry from 1502, suggesting its use as a surname by that time.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the name was Johann Kroner (1640-1711), a German Protestant theologian and author from Nuremberg. He wrote several influential works on theology and served as a court preacher in Dresden.

Another historical figure with the surname Kroner was Johann Heinrich Kroner (1758-1828), a German composer and organist from Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). He composed numerous works for organ and church music during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Kroner (1805-1877) was a German jurist and politician from Saxony. He served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament during the revolutionary period of 1848-1849.

Another bearer of the name was Karl Kroner (1859-1941), a German philosopher and educator. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen and made significant contributions to the field of value theory and ethics.

A more recent example is the German-American physicist Wolfgang Kroner (1924-2008), who was born in Berlin but emigrated to the United States after World War II. He made important contributions to the field of materials science and solid-state physics.

While the surname Kroner has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and is now found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kroner

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

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

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