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

Kruppa, 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 Kruppa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kruppa in America

Kruppa is the 51941st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kruppa surname appeared 400 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 Kruppa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kruppa 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 Kruppa

The surname Kruppa originated in the region of Silesia, an area that historically belonged to Prussia and is now divided between Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. The name is believed to have emerged in the 12th or 13th century, derived from the Old Polish word "krupa," which meant "groats" or "grits."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kruppa can be found in a document from the city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) dated 1287. This document mentions a certain Petrus Kruppa, who was likely a merchant or trader dealing in grains and cereals.

In the 14th century, a knight named Hans von Kruppa is mentioned in the chronicles of the Teutonic Order, a German Catholic military order that played a significant role in the Northern Crusades. Hans von Kruppa is said to have participated in battles against the pagan Prussians and Lithuanians.

During the Renaissance period, the name Kruppa appeared in several Renaissance humanist texts. A notable figure was Joannes Kruppa, a scholar and poet who lived in the city of Cracow (now Kraków, Poland) in the late 15th century. His works were published and circulated among the intellectual circles of Central Europe.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the Kruppa family was Caspar Kruppa (1591-1657), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder. He authored several influential works on theology and participated in the religious debates of his time.

Another notable figure was Gottfried Kruppa (1725-1795), a Prussian military officer who served in the Seven Years' War. He rose to the rank of Major General and was decorated for his bravery in battle.

Throughout its history, the surname Kruppa has also been associated with various place names, such as Krupka (a town in the Czech Republic) and Kruppach (a village in Saxony, Germany). These place names likely derived from the same root word as the surname, reflecting the agricultural and trading connections of the Kruppa family.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kruppa

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

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

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