Explore the Family Name Creger

The meaning of Creger

1. Americanized form of German Krieger or of its Dutch cognate Krijger. 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Krüger (see Krueger).

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How common is the last name Creger in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Creger has seen a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 21,156th in terms of its prevalence, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 20,601st spot—an increase of 2.62%. The actual count of individuals with the Creger surname also rose during this period, from 1,156 to 1,286, marking an 11.25% upswing. This trend indicates that the proportion of people with the Creger surname per 100,000 people went up by 2.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,156	#20,601	2.62%
Count	1,156	1,286	11.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.44	2.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Creger

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data gives us valuable insights. The majority of individuals with the Creger surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 95.16% to 94.40% over the decade. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders within the Creger surname bearers increased by 46.38%, although they still only account for a small fraction at 1.01% in 2010. Similarly, individuals who identified as Hispanic showed an increase of 32.42%, rising from 1.82% to 2.41%. However, those who identified as belonging to two or more races saw a decrease from 2.08% to 1.94%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native bearing the Creger surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.16%	94.4%	-0.8%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.41%	32.42%
Two or More Races	2.08%	1.94%	-6.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	1.01%	46.38%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%