Explore the Family Name Kreiger

The meaning of Kreiger

1. German: rare variant, and a common Americanized form, of Krieger, a cognate of 2 below. 2. Dutch: rare (archaic) variant of Kreijger, an occupational name for a mercenary soldier, from Middle Dutch criger ‘warrior, soldier’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Mathias, Otto.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kreiger showed a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kreiger ranked as the 25,805th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 31,211th, representing a decrease of approximately 20.95%. The total count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased from 896 in 2000 to 743 in 2010, marking a decrease of about 17.08%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Kreiger per 100,000 also declined by 24.24%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,805	#31,211	-20.95%
Count	896	743	-17.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.25	-24.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kreiger

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Kreiger identify as White, with an increase of 0.17% from 96.21% in 2000 to 96.37% in 2010. There was a slight increase in those who identify as two or more races from 1.34% in 2000 to 1.35% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations with the surname Kreiger dropped to zero in 2010, down from 0.67% and 0.89% respectively in 2000. The data from 2010 also shows a new appearance of Hispanic individuals bearing the surname Kreiger, which was not recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.21%	96.37%	0.17%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.35%	0.75%
Hispanic	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.89%	0%	0%