Explore the Family Name Cronce

The meaning of Cronce

Americanized form of German Krantz (compare Krontz) and possibly also of Flemish Croons, a genitivized form of Croon (see Kroon).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Cronce" witnessed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cronce was ranked 39,678th in terms of surname popularity in the U.S., while it dropped to the 40,432nd position in 2010, reflecting a decline of 1.9%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Cronce increased by 3.84%, from 521 in 2000 to 541 in 2010. However, when considering proportion per 100k individuals, there was a decline of 5.26%, indicating that the growth rate may not have kept pace with the overall population increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,678	#40,432	-1.9%
Count	521	541	3.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cronce

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts for the surname Cronce from 2000 to 2010. The majority identifying as White remained almost stable at around 96%. In 2000, close to 1.15% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, but this figure slightly decreased by 3.48% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals with the surname Cronce identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000. However, by 2010, around 0.92% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and approximately 1.11% reported having two or more races. There are no figures available for those identifying as Hispanic in 2010 due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	96.3%	-0.05%
Two or More Races	0%	1.11%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.15%	1.11%	-3.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Hispanic	0.96%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%