Explore the Family Name Cronister

The meaning of Cronister

Americanized form of Austrian Kronister: variant of Kranister, a habitational name from Kranest, formerly Kronest, a place in Upper Austria near Neumarkt. The placename means ‘crane’s nest’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cronister has seen a slight increase from the year 2000 to the year 2010. The surname was ranked at 61,058 in 2000 and moved up to 60,347 in 2010, indicating a rise of 1.16%. In terms of count, there were 308 individuals with the Cronister surname in 2000 which increased to 334 by 2010, signifying an 8.44% growth. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k people remained constant at 0.11 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#60,347	1.16%
Count	308	334	8.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cronister

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cronister. Most notably, a large majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 93.83% in 2000 and a slightly higher percentage of 94.01% in 2010. There was also a rise in the number of people who identified as belonging to two or more races, which increased by 44.93% over the decade. On the other hand, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a decrease of 20.70%. The data did not show any individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.83%	94.01%	0.19%
Two or More Races	2.27%	3.29%	44.93%
Hispanic	2.27%	1.8%	-20.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%