Explore the Family Name Kriegler

The meaning of Kriegler

German: variant of Krügler, an occupational name for a maker or seller of stoneware jugs and mugs, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kruoc ‘pitcher, drinking vessel’. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kriegler saw a slight increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 84,310th in popularity, but by the 2010 census, it had moved up to the 82,613th spot, indicating an increase of roughly 2.01 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during the same period, going from 207 people in 2000 to 228 in 2010, marking a growth of 10.14 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion of the U.S. population with the surname Kriegler per 100,000 remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,310	#82,613	2.01%
Count	207	228	10.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kriegler

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kriegler is predominantly White, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 97.58 percent of people with the Kriegler surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly to 94.30 percent by 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there were no instances of individuals with the Kriegler surname identifying as two or more races during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.58%	94.3%	-3.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%