Explore the Family Name Kras

The meaning of Kras

1. Polish: from kras ‘beauty, good looks’, a nickname for a handsome person (see Krasny). 2. Dutch: nickname for a firm and healthy person, from Old French cras ‘fat’. 3. Dutch: from Dutch kras ‘foreman’, probably cognate with sense 2. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Casimir, Czeslawa, Gustaw, Jacek, Janina, Jozef, Tadeusz. German Aloysius.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kras saw a slight uptick in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 48,469th most common surname, while by 2010 it had moved up to the 47,429th spot, representing a change of 2.15%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 409 in 2000 to 447 in 2010, a growth of 9.29%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 didn't change during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,469	#47,429	2.15%
Count	409	447	9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kras

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there's been a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Kras surname. In 2000, 96.33% of individuals with the Kras surname identified as White; however, this percentage fell slightly to 94.41% by 2010. The number of those identifying with two or more races showed a minor increase from 2.20% in 2000 to 2.24% in 2010. Notably, the census recorded an emergence of a Hispanic presence among those with the Kras surname in 2010, which was absent in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in either of these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	94.41%	-1.99%
Two or More Races	2.2%	2.24%	1.82%
Hispanic	0%	2.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%