Explore the Family Name Kronberger

The meaning of Kronberger

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Kronberg. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kronberger experienced a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 57,090 in terms of popularity and dropped to a rank of 63,698 by 2010, a change of -11.57%. The census count for the name also decreased from 334 in 2000 to 313 in 2010, representing a decline of -6.29%. Similarly, the proportion per 100k people with this surname went down by -8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#63,698	-11.57%
Count	334	313	-6.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kronberger

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a slight shift in the ethnic identity distribution associated with the surname Kronberger from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, about 93.41% of individuals with this surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 91.69% by 2010. The percentage identifying as Black fell from 2.40% to zero during this time. However, new ethnic identities appeared among those carrying this surname, with 1.92% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 2.24% identifying as Hispanic in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 2.99% to 2.56%. There was no change in the proportion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0.00% throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.41%	91.69%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	2.99%	2.56%	-14.38%
Hispanic	0%	2.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.92%	0%
Black	2.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%