Krueger Surname

9,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Krueger Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]

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Krueger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States52,3301:6,926817
Germany4,1161:19,5592,582
Brazil2,2291:96,0413,611
Canada1,9191:19,2002,689
Australia6521:41,4045,313
Thailand2661:265,55845,429
Israel1641:52,1816,835
England1131:493,08031,588
France911:729,92091,032
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Wales121:257,87814,969
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
China101:136,732,1577,199
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Panama51:782,45211,059
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guam11:160,1214,893
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7991:17,9422,282

Krueger (105) may also be a first name.

Krueger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) A publican or innkeeper.

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

User-submitted Reference

Krueger is an occupational surname from Germany. It refers to one who owned or operated an inn or tavern. Tavern keeper would be a rough translation into English.

Many Kruegers moved from Germany to the US as homesteaders and settled in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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Krueger Last Name Facts

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

Krueger (Georgian: კრუეგერ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Krueger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krueger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,064th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 116,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Krueger live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most common first name in the world It is held by 105 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 52,330 people, or 1 in 6,926. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent reside, Minnesota, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Krueger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krueger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krueger last name rose 1,870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,883 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krueger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krueger surname are 17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krueger earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning R 210,564 per year; in United States they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $46,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $52,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreueger938/
Krueguer938/
Kruegger936/
Kruegerr932/
Kroueger931/
Kruegher930/
Kruegerz930/
Kruger92118,138/
Krieger8655,419/
Kroeger868,821/
Kreuger861,787/
Kreiger861,451/
Kreeger861,304/
Kreager861,262/
Kraeger86633/
Krugger86185/
Crueger86173/
Kruiger86124/
Kreyger8688/
Krueser8618/
Krugher8617/
Kruezer8616/
Krauger8612/
Krugerr8612/
Krugier8611/
Krveger868/
Krouger865/
Kruecer863/
Kryeger863/
Kkruger862/
Krugeer862/
Kruegir861/
Kruegre861/
Krujger861/
Kruuger861/
Krucger861/
Khruger860/
Kreijger8069/
Kreegher8064/
Kreegier8023/
Kriegier8013/
Kreigher808/
Kroegher808/
Kriegger804/
Kreigere804/
Kreisger803/
Kreieger802/
Kruiguer802/
Kriieger802/
Kraieger801/
Kreegerr801/
Kreigerz801/
Krougher801/
Kriegerr801/
Kreuiger801/
Kriegher801/
Kreugher800/
Kroyeger800/
Kreinger800/
Kreigert800/
Kreanger800/
Kreigger800/
Krüger77161,689/
Kriger777,394/
Krűger779/
D'Kroeger751/
Creager714,081/
Krijger712,341/
Kruijer711,200/
Kraiger71496/
Creeger71454/
Krigger71346/
Krajger7188/
Creiger7160/
Crieger7149/
Krayger7131/
Krigier7126/
Crugher7123/
Krigerr7112/
Craeger718/
Crouger715/
Croeger715/
Krügier715/
Kruiser714/
Creuger712/
Cruezer712/
Kricger712/
Krughjr711/
Krriger711/
Crauger710/
Cruiger710/
Kriegir710/
Krugair710/
Kruicer710/
Crugier710/
Kreigir710/
Kraigher67132/
Criegger675/
Creigier674/
Krigeier671/
Creigger670/
Creigher670/
Kroinger670/
Creagher670/

Krueger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krueger in the Georgian language
კრუეგერkrueger-

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Krueger Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krueger
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