Explore the Family Name Crigger

The meaning of Crigger

Americanized form of Dutch and German Krieger or Krueger.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Crigger has seen a fluctuation in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was the 14,539th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 15,391st rank, marking a decrease of 5.86%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Crigger surname increased slightly from 1,880 in 2000 to 1,905 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 1.33%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also declined by 7.14%, moving from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,539	#15,391	-5.86%
Count	1,880	1,905	1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.65	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crigger

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Crigger, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the bearers are White, with a high percentage of 97.34% in 2000 and 97.11% in 2010, showing a marginal decrease of 0.24%. The census recorded no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native bearers of the surname in either 2000 or 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase of 43.75%, rising from 0.80 in 2000 to 1.15 in 2010. The percentage of Hispanics with the surname Crigger also grew by 31.25%, although it remained under 1% in both 2000 and 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname declined sharply by 43.24%, from 0.74% in 2000 to 0.42% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	97.11%	-0.24%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.15%	43.75%
Hispanic	0.64%	0.84%	31.25%
Black	0.74%	0.42%	-43.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%