Explore the Family Name Kreiter

The meaning of Kreiter

1. German: from Middle Low German kreter ‘quarreler, argumentative person, legal counsel’, a derivative of Middle Low German krēte, kreit ‘discord’, hence a nickname for a quarrelsome person or an occupational name for a legal representative. 2. German: variant of Kreider. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a seller of herbs, from Yiddish krayter ‘herbs’ (see Kraut).

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

The Kreiter surname was ranked 36,328th in popularity in the year 2000 and its ranking slightly fell to 37,288th by the year 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This represents a minor decrease of about 2.64%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased from 582 in 2000 to 598 in 2010, signifying a small growth of 2.75%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.22 to 0.20 during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#37,288	-2.64%
Count	582	598	2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kreiter

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Kreiter surname identified as White — 96.39% in 2000 and 95.65% in 2010 — based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.20% in 2000 to 2.84% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. In 2000, 1.37% reported having two or more races, but this category was recorded as zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	95.65%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.84%	136.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%