Explore the Family Name Krips

The meaning of Krips

German: variant of Kreps. Compare Cripps.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Krips decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Starting at a rank of 101,654 in 2000, it fell to 111,426 in 2010 —a decline of 9.61 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Krips surname also slightly dropped during this time period, with a count of 164 in 2000 decreasing to 158 in 2010. This represents a dip of 3.66 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Krips per 100,000 people in the U.S. population also decreased by 16.67 percent, from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#101,654	#111,426	-9.61%
Count	164	158	-3.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krips

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Krips, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. However, between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Krips identifying as White dropped slightly from 94.51 to 90.51 percent—a decline of 4.23 percent. During the same period, the percentage of Krips individuals who self-identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased significantly from 0.00 to 3.80 percent. Additionally, there was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 3.66 to 3.80 percent. There were no reported changes in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, nor was there any recorded data for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	90.51%	-4.23%
Hispanic	3.66%	3.8%	3.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%