Explore the Family Name Kruk
The meaning of Kruk
1. Polish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname (Polish) or artificial name (Jewish), from Polish kruk ‘raven’. 2. Dutch: nickname for someone who used a crutch or walking stick, Middle Dutch crucke, cricke. 3. Dutch (Van der Kruk): topographic name for someone who lived by a field named with Middle Dutch cruck ‘crooked piece of wood, crutch, crosier’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Stanislaw, Andrzej, Beata, Edyta, Henryk, Irena, Jadwiga, Jaroslaw, Jolanta, Jozef, Karol.
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How common is the last name Kruk in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kruk has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kruk was ranked the 16,960th most common surname in the United States with 1,546 individuals carrying that name. By 2010, the surname had climbed to the 16,630th position, reflecting an approximately 2% rise in its ranking. The count of individuals with the Kruk surname also increased by about 11.5% during this period, from 1,546 to 1,724 individuals. This resulted in a slight increase in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people in the U.S., from 0.57 to 0.58.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #16,960 | #16,630 | 1.95% |
| Count | 1,546 | 1,724 | 11.51% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.57 | 0.58 | 1.75% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kruk
In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Kruk surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. However, there was a marginal decrease in this proportion over that decade, from 97.80% to 96.06%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, there was a small portion (0.64%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The proportion of individuals with the Kruk surname identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased from 1.03% to 0.70%, while the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.58% to 2.26%. No individuals with this surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.8% | 96.06% | -1.78% |
| Hispanic | 0.58% | 2.26% | 289.66% |
| Two or More Races | 1.03% | 0.7% | -32.04% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.64% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |