The Kraemer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,726 people carried this name — #4,592 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,503 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 957 people named Kraemer.
47 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 233 people named Kraemer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Kraemer live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Kraemer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 36 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
131 people named Kraemer are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Kraemer in American newspapers,
1884–1896.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,852 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kraemer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mang Kraemer d. 1706 · plasterer
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Gustavo Kraemer d. 1950 · aircraft pilot
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Eugène Kraemer d. 1913 · art collector
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Bernard Kraemer d. 2001
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Johann Martin Kraemer 1713–1782 · architect
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Carl Gustaf von Kræmer 1738–1801 · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kraemer.
- Kozak 7,495 · U.S. census
- Koziel 801 · U.S. census
- Koziol 3,194 · U.S. census
- Kozlowski 10,358 · U.S. census
- Kozma 1,294 · U.S. census
- Kracher 137 · U.S. census
- Krafft 1,211 · U.S. census
- Kraft 22,035 · U.S. census
- Krahenbuhl 484 · U.S. census
- Krajewski 3,416 · U.S. census
- Krakowiak 366 · U.S. census
- Krakowski 962 · U.S. census
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