The Krall surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,980 people carried this name — #8,328 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,571 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

114 people named Krall have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 141 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 35
West Pomeranian 24
Greater Poland 20
Silesian 15
Pomeranian 8
Lesser Poland 6
Masovian 4
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

102 people named Krall live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 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

Bern 37
Thurgau 15
Jura 10
Zug 10
Zurich 9
Vaud 6
St. Gallen 5
Geneva 4

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Krall.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Bas-Rhin 10
Paris 10
Gard 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Rhône 1
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Krall is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 57

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).

In print

Krall in American newspapers,
1912–1920.

Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name Krall
Casper Daily Tribune 1920-07-19
Newspaper page from Vorwärts carrying the name Krall
Vorwärts 1912-04-20
Newspaper page from The Kemmerer Republican carrying the name Krall
The Kemmerer Republican 1920-07-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,278 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Krall in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

95 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krall. The most, 35, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 32
New South Wales 29
Western Australia 12
Victoria 11
South Australia 6
Tasmania 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krall.

Who carried it

People named Krall,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emilie Jauner-Krall
    Emilie Jauner-Krall 1831–1914 · actor
  • Emilie Jauner-Krall
    Emilie Jauner-Krall 1831–1914 · actor
  • Luigi Krall 1887–1949 · military leader
  • Ludwig Krall 1888–1943 · resistance fighter
  • Oskar Krall 1890–1940
  • Carl Krall 1891–1975 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Krall,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States536 records

536 records of the Krall name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 107
  • Other U.S. records 264
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph A. Krall

    Born 1916 in Ohio. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Hayes Columbus; toolmaker from Cuyahoga County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Krall

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1860 aboard the Adler from Bremen, aged 31; tailor. From Bohemia; bound for Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Wilson Krall

    Born 1947; from Annville, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, motor vehicle operator; died in an accident 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 536 records for Krall in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany146 records

146 records of the Krall name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 142
  • German emigration and citizenship files 4
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Simon Krall

    From Bürgel, Offenbach. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 September 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 223).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Rupert Krall

    Naturalised at Kappel/Preußen in 1856.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Melchior Krall

    Naturalised at Walbertsweiler/Preußen in 1857.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 146 records for Krall in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Krall name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alex Krall

    Retired of Fitzroy, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jens William Krall

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1903.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record A. H. Krall

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the P C Kinch, aged 41.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Krall in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands17 records

17 records of the Krall name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 10
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jacomijntje Ida Krall

    Born 1905 in Haarlem. Married in 1925 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gertrud Krall

    Died 1943 in Simpelveld, aged 90.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Franciska Krall

    In the population register of Alkmaar; born 1894 in Düsseldorf.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Krall in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France16 records

16 records of the Krall name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elisabeth Krall

    Born 1898 in Germany; died 1997 in Neufgrange (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Eugene Gustave Krall

    Born 1908 in Paris; died 1997 in Châtenay-Malabry (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louise Krall

    Born 1911 in Trieux (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1996 in Castelnau-le-Lez (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Krall in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Krall name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sophie Krall

    Buried in 1988 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Rosalie Krall

    Died 1948; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record A. Krall

    British Columbia Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Krall in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Krall name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Zygmont Krall

    Died 1965, aged 68; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helena Krall

    Died 1967, aged 68; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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