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

Krus, 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 Krus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Krus in America

Krus is the 43885th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Krus surname appeared 491 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 Krus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Krus 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 Krus

The surname Krus is of Polish origin, emerging in the late 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "kruszec," which means "ore" or "mineral," suggesting that the name was originally associated with professions related to mining or metallurgy.

The earliest recorded instances of the Krus surname can be found in historical records from the regions of Greater Poland and Silesia, where mining and metalworking were prominent industries during the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, there are mentions of individuals bearing the name Krus in the town of Kalisz, located in present-day central Poland.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Krus was Jan Krus, a blacksmith who lived in the town of Bydgoszcz in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Marcin Krus, a mining engineer who worked in the silver mines of Olkusz in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Krus surname appeared in the records of the Prussian town of Fraustadt (now Wschowa, Poland), where a family of miners and metalworkers bearing the name resided. One of the most prominent members of this family was Tomasz Krus (1720-1798), a skilled smelter and metalsmith.

As the Krus surname spread across Poland, it also took on various regional variations in spelling, such as Krusz, Kruszewski, and Kruszinski. Over time, these variations became distinct surnames in their own right, but they all share a common origin in the original Krus name.

Other notable individuals with the Krus surname include Stanisław Krus (1832-1897), a Polish painter and illustrator known for his depictions of traditional folk life, and Józef Krus (1884-1954), a Polish engineer and inventor who developed early prototypes of the mechanical pencil.

While the Krus surname is predominantly found in Poland, it has also been carried by Polish emigrants to other parts of the world, particularly during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when many Poles sought new opportunities abroad.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Krus

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

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

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