Explore the Family Name Kriss

The meaning of Kriss

1. Americanized form of an unidentified German surname, probably of Gries or Kress (compare Criss). 2. American shortened and altered form of Bulgarian and Macedonian Kristov (see Kristoff) and of some other related or similarly pronounced Slavic surnames (see Kris). Compare Criss.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kriss has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname Kriss ranked 19,248 in popularity and increased to 18,757 by 2010, marking a 2.55% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,303 to 1,462, an increase of 12.2%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Kriss per 100,000 people went up by 4.17%, from 0.48 to 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,248	#18,757	2.55%
Count	1,303	1,462	12.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.5	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kriss

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most people with the surname Kriss identified as White, although there was a slight decrease in this demographic, down 1.31% from 95.78% to 94.53% between 2000 and 2010. The largest growth was seen among those identifying as two or more races, with an increase of 78.69%. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native similarly saw increases in their proportions, at 19.13%, 36.02%, and 26.32%, respectively. However, the percentage of Black individuals with the surname Kriss decreased by 26.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	94.53%	-1.31%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.19%	36.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	1.37%	19.13%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1.09%	78.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.48%	26.32%
Black	0.46%	0.34%	-26.09%