Explore the Family Name Krook

The meaning of Krook

1. Dutch: nickname for someone with long curly hair, from Middle Dutch crook ‘curly’. Compare Krok. 2. Swedish: variant of Krok. This surname is also found in Finland. 3. Altered form of Polish and Jewish Kruk. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Evald, Lennart, Oluf. Finnish Eero, Jorma, Orvo, Saara.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Krook" has seen a slight shift in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 55,732 and by 2010, its rank had slightly dropped to 56,972, marking a change of -2.22%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased from 344 in 2000 to 358 in 2010, showing a growth of 4.07%. The proportion per 100,000 people of the surname Krook, however, saw a decrease of -7.69% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#56,972	-2.22%
Count	344	358	4.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krook

For the same period, the ethnic identity connected to the surname Krook predominantly remained White, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.22% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this percentage barely changed in 2010, with 96.09% identifying as White. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2.62% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010, marking a significant change of -46.56%. There were no reported individuals with the surname Krook identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	96.09%	-0.14%
Two or More Races	2.62%	1.4%	-46.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%