Kross Surname

124,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kross Surname Definition:

(Scottish, German) One who came from Cross (a cross), formerly spelled Kross, in the Orkney Islands; the curly-headed man.

Kross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4141:256,33624,269
Russia7231:199,34021,960
Suriname2881:1,919240
Germany2151:374,44435,419
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Kazakhstan741:238,95321,276
Canada571:646,41452,764
Belarus561:169,66222,625
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Aruba281:3,696529
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
France211:3,162,987209,042
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Moldova51:712,27439,996
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England41:13,929,515290,718
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malta11:430,2723,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Kross (131) may also be a first name.

Kross Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, German) One who came from Cross (a cross), formerly spelled Kross, in the Orkney Islands; the curly-headed man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kross Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kross Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kross (Georgian: კროსს, Russian: Кросс) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kross? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kross is the 124,223rd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,985,166 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Kross are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 811,108th most numerous given name globally, borne by 131 people.

The surname Kross is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,414 people, or 1 in 256,336. In The United States Kross is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Suriname, where 8 percent are found.

Kross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kross has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kross surname grew 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kross Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Kross surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered with the party.

The amount Kross earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.7% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,169 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning R 148,248 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroiss911,308/
Krosse91729/
Krooss91134/
Kroess9169/
Krouss9148/
Krzoss913/
Kros891,337/
Krousse835/
Kcrosse831/
Cross80176,622/
Kroes806,442/
Krass802,352/
Kroos802,017/
Krzos801,568/
Krois801,386/
Hkros80918/
Kruss80656/
Krosh80440/
Krous80385/
Krose80188/
Krojs8081/
Krohs8064/
Kroys8044/
Krüss8043/
Gkros8029/
K'Ros8012/
Krosz809/
Qross807/
Khros802/
Krãss801/
Kroës801/
Krosx801/
Krossova779/
Krossová772/
Krauss7323,503/
Krouse734,632/
Crosse732,207/
Kroush731,258/
Krosch73934/
Krohse73130/
Krasse73116/
Gkrous7374/
Crouss7371/
Krusse7371/
Kroisz7363/
Kroohs7360/
Krotts7352/
Kreuss7330/
Kroyts7322/
Krotse7318/
Kroihs7318/
Kraass7317/
Kroosh7315/
Krouhs7315/
Kruiss7312/
Kroosz7311/
Kroehs7311/
Kroëse7311/
Khrose736/
Kroots736/
Kroost736/
Krostt735/
Croess735/
Khrosh734/
Krashs734/
Krouts733/
Krotsh733/
Kroizs733/
Krotsz733/
Kroits732/
Kroise731/
Kroose731/
Ckroos731/
Khroos731/
Krasst731/
Kroisß731/
Kroičs731/
Kkrose731/
Crosss730/
Crooss730/
Crross730/
Kroissová711/
Cros6716,266/
Kras675,390/
Krus672,832/
Krausse671,168/
Kroß67461/
Kroz67231/
Crousse67195/
Krotsch67138/
Kruysse6792/
Krosche6791/
Krosova6735/
Krůs6735/
Kroć6731/
Krosová6721/
Krás6717/
Kroisch6715/
Kroitts6711/
Kroš6710/
Krosowa675/
Krashsh674/
Khroush672/
Krüs672/
Kroutse672/
Qros672/
Khroshe671/
Croisse671/
Hkroush671/
Krús671/
Kroushe671/
Kroś671/
Khrouse670/
Crossch670/

Kross Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kross in the Georgian language
კროსსkross-
Kross in the Russian language
Кроссkross-

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