Explore the Family Name Kreft

The meaning of Kreft

German: 1. from Middle Low German krevet ‘crab, crayfish’ (see Krebs), a metonymic occupational name for a catcher or seller of these shellfish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a crab. 2. variant of Kraft. This form of the surname is also common in Slovenia.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kreft has seen a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kreft was the 22,384th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen slightly to the rank of 22,056. The number of people with this last name also increased from 1,073 in 2000 to 1,175 in 2010, marking a rise of 9.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,384	#22,056	1.47%
Count	1,073	1,175	9.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kreft

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kreft, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has remained largely consistent between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the vast majority of individuals identified as White, with the percentage marginally increasing from 95.99% to 96.00%. The second largest group identified as Hispanic, though their representation decreased from 1.96% to 1.70% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.56% to 0.85%, while the presence of those identifying as Black emerged at 0.85% in 2010. The category of 'Two or more races' appeared in 2000 at 0.84%, but was absent in the 2010 data, and no individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	96%	0.01%
Hispanic	1.96%	1.7%	-13.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.85%	51.79%
Black	0%	0.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%