The Kraut surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,214 people carried this name — #20,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 222,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Kraut.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
51 people named Kraut have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 67 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
36 people named Kraut live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kraut.
- Kratz 4,373 · U.S. census
- Kratzer 3,484 · U.S. census
- Kraus 18,107 · U.S. census
- Krause 34,345 · U.S. census
- Krauser 579 · U.S. census
- Krauss 6,815 · U.S. census
- Krauth 736 · U.S. census
- Krawczyk 3,415 · U.S. census
- Krawiec 1,076 · U.S. census
- Kreb 131 · U.S. census
- Kreber 200 · U.S. census
- Krebs 10,951 · U.S. census
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