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

Kroshus, 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 Kroshus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kroshus in America

Kroshus is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kroshus surname appeared 183 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 Kroshus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kroshus 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 Kroshus

The surname Kroshus is believed to have originated in Norway in the early Middle Ages. It is likely derived from an Old Norse word meaning "curly-haired" or "with curly hair." The name may have been given as a descriptive nickname to someone with distinctive curly hair.

In the earliest records, the name was spelled Krókshǫr or similar variations reflecting the Old Norse roots. It first appeared in Norwegian parish records and census rolls from the 13th and 14th centuries, concentrated in the western coastal regions of the country.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Kroshus name was Eirik Krókshǫr, a Viking trader and explorer who sailed to Greenland and Vinland (modern-day North America) in the late 10th century. His name is recorded in the Icelandic sagas and Vinland map from that time period.

Another notable historical figure with the Kroshus name was Torstein Krókshǫr, a Norwegian chieftain and landowner who lived in the 12th century. Records indicate he owned substantial farmlands and estates in the Sunnmøre region of western Norway.

In the 16th century, the spelling evolved closer to the modern form, appearing as Krokshuus or Kroxhus in Danish and Norwegian census records. During this time, the name spread from coastal areas to other parts of Norway and Denmark.

Ingrid Kroxhus, born in 1542 in Bergen, Norway, is one of the earliest recorded individuals with the spelling closest to the modern Kroshus form. She was a merchant and ship owner involved in the lucrative trade between Norway and the Netherlands.

Nils Krokshuus, born in 1618 in Trondheim, was a prominent Lutheran pastor and theologian who wrote extensively on religious philosophy during the Baroque period of Norwegian literature and culture.

As the name spread beyond Scandinavia in the 19th and 20th centuries during periods of emigration, spelling variations like Kroshus, Kroshius, and Kroshius emerged, particularly among families that settled in North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kroshus

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

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

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