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

Kroon, 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 Kroon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kroon in America

Kroon is the 20541st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kroon surname appeared 1,291 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 Kroon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kroon 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 Kroon

The surname Kroon originated in the Netherlands, where it first appeared in the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "kroon," meaning "crown." This could suggest a connection to royalty or nobility, or it may have been an occupational name for someone who made or sold crowns.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kroon can be found in the registers of the city of Leiden in 1572, where a person named Pieter Kroon is mentioned. In the 17th century, the name appears in various records from different regions of the Netherlands, indicating its spread throughout the country.

In the 18th century, the name Kroon is found in the baptismal records of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York, suggesting that some individuals with this surname had emigrated to the American colonies during that time period.

Notable individuals with the surname Kroon include Jan Kroon (1651-1716), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still life paintings, and Dirk Kroon (1638-1670), a Dutch naval officer who served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

In the 19th century, Johann Kroon (1835-1888) was a German author and poet, while in the 20th century, Hendrick Kroon (1902-1989) was a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Rotterdam.

Another notable figure was Yvonne Kroon (1932-2011), a Dutch actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout her career.

The name Kroon has also been associated with various place names in the Netherlands, such as the village of Kroonenburg in the province of Friesland, and the town of Kroonstad in the former Dutch colony of South Africa, which was named after the Dutch word for "crown."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kroon

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

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

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