Explore the Family Name Krenz

The meaning of Krenz

German: 1. habitational name from any of various place called Kreinitz, Krenitz, or Krensitz, so named from Middle High German greniz(e) ‘boundary, border’ (a word of Slavic origin), modern German Grenze. 2. variant of Kranz. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Gerhard, Horst, Kurt, Otto, Rudi, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Krenz experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank fell from 16,260 to 17,709, marking a decrease of approximately 8.91%. The count also decreased slightly during this time period, from 1,633 to 1,584 individuals – a 3% decline. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Krenz per 100,000 people fell by 11.48%, from 0.61 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,260	#17,709	-8.91%
Count	1,633	1,584	-3%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.54	-11.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krenz

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most bearers of the surname Krenz identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of 1.77% over the decade. The number of Krenz individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 28.57%, and those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 112.5%. Furthermore, there was an increase of 54.65% in Krenz individuals identifying with two or more races. However, data for individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed for privacy or remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.43%	95.71%	-1.77%
Hispanic	0.8%	1.7%	112.5%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.33%	54.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.63%	28.57%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%