Explore the Family Name Cruey

The meaning of Cruey

Americanized form of an unidentified surname, possibly German Krüer (see Kruer) or Dutch Kruijer, an occupational name for a porter derived from kruien ‘to carry goods (by a wheelbarrow)’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cruey has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cruey was the 41,657th most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to be the 40,745th, signifying a change of 2.19%. Moreover, the number of people with the surname Cruey also rose from 492 in 2000 to 536 in 2010, which is an increase of 8.94%. Nonetheless, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.18 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#40,745	2.19%
Count	492	536	8.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cruey

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cruey, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with this name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.72% over this period. Furthermore, the census data from 2010 indicated some diversification in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Cruey. While there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races in 2000, by 2010 these groups made up approximately 0.93%, 0.93%, and 1.49% of the Crueys respectively. During this same period, there were no changes in the number of Crueys who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.76%	96.08%	-1.72%
Hispanic	0%	1.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.93%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%