Explore the Family Name Kremser

The meaning of Kremser

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Krems, a city in Lower Austria, or from Krems, the German name of the south Bohemian city of Křemže. 2. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Kremsier, the German name of the Czech city of Kroměříž, which had a large Jewish population from the 14th to the 18th century, which survived until the Holocaust.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kremser has seen a slight increase in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kremser was ranked 80,812 and by 2010 had moved up to rank 78,040, reflecting a positive change of 3.43%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 218 in 2000 to 245 in 2010, marking a rise of 12.39%. Despite these shifts, the proportion of Kremser per 100k remained consistent at 0.08 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,812	#78,040	3.43%
Count	218	245	12.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kremser

The ethnic identity associated with the Kremser surname as portrayed by the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly white. In 2000, a staggering 99.08% of those with the surname identified as white, which decreased slightly to 96.73% in 2010. This period saw the emergence of a Hispanic presence within the Kremser community, accounting for 3.27% in 2010 compared to zero in 2000. There were no reported individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity carrying the surname Kremser in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.08%	96.73%	-2.37%
Hispanic	0%	3.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%