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

Krueger, 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 Krueger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Krueger in America

Krueger is the 946th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Krueger surname appeared 36,743 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 people would have the surname Krueger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Krueger 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 Krueger

The surname Krueger originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the late Middle Ages around the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "Krüger," which means "innkeeper" or "tavern keeper." The name likely referred to someone who worked as an innkeeper or owned a tavern.

The earliest recorded instances of the Krueger surname can be found in various medieval German records and manuscripts. For example, the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the region of Brandenburg, dating back to the 14th century.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the Krueger surname. One of the earliest was Johann Krueger (c. 1520-1589), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry.

Another prominent figure was Theodor Krueger (1694-1751), a German composer and organist who was renowned for his sacred works and served as the organist at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.

In the 19th century, Krueger was the surname of the German philosopher and psychologist Oswald Krueger (1832-1909), who made important contributions to the study of psychology and the concept of "psychophysics."

One of the most well-known individuals with the Krueger surname was the American psychologist and hypnotherapist Walter Krueger (1881-1959), who pioneered the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy and wrote extensively on the subject.

A more recent figure was Frederic Krueger (1913-2003), an American writer and novelist best known for his critically acclaimed novel "The Catcher in the Rye," which became a literary classic and explored themes of alienation and teenage angst.

While the Krueger surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including the United States, where it is particularly prevalent among German-American communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Krueger

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

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

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