Explore the Family Name Krewson

The meaning of Krewson

Americanized form of Dutch Kroesen. History: The progenitor of the Krewsons was Gerret Dircksen Kroesen or Croesen, born 1640 in the Netherlands, died 1680 in Port Richmond, NY.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Krewson saw a minor fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 24,663rd in 2000, the surname dropped slightly to rank 25,503rd in 2010, marking a 3.41 percent decrease. However, the count of people with the Krewson surname increased from 949 in 2000 to 969 in 2010, showing a slight growth of 2.11 percent. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of the Krewson surname per 100,000 people decreased by 5.71 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,663	#25,503	-3.41%
Count	949	969	2.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krewson

The ethnicity of those with the Krewson surname also experienced changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic identity associated with the surname is White, although the percentage dropped from 95.36 percent in 2000 to 94.12 percent in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw significant growth during this period, increasing by 43.39 percent from 2.95 percent in 2000 to 4.23 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, but more modestly at 16.98 percent. Individuals who identified with two or more races decreased by 16.22 percent, while there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	94.12%	-1.3%
Hispanic	2.95%	4.23%	43.39%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0.62%	-16.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0.62%	16.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%