Explore the Family Name Kruchten

The meaning of Kruchten

Dutch and German (mainly Saarland): habitational name from Kruchten in Limburg, Krochten in North Brabant, or Cruchten in Luxembourg. This surname is also found in France (mainly Lorraine). Some characteristic forenames: French Alban, Jean-Claude.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kruchten has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved up from the 37,534th most popular surname to the 34,878th position, marking an improvement of 7.08%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased by 15.95% during this period, growing from 558 to 647. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Kruchten surname per 100,000 population slightly rose by 4.76%, from 0.21 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,534	#34,878	7.08%
Count	558	647	15.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.22	4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kruchten

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Kruchten surname identified as White, although the percentage slipped from 96.77% in 2000 to 93.51% in 2010. The number of Kruchtens identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 105.59%, moving from 1.43% to 2.94%. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also saw substantial growth, increasing by 174.44% from 0.90% to 2.47%. There were no changes in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these categories remaining at zero across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	93.51%	-3.37%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.94%	105.59%
Two or More Races	0.9%	2.47%	174.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%