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The Krieg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,314 people carried this name — #7,695 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,243 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,049 people named Krieg live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 230
Zurich 186
Schwyz 141
St. Gallen 72
Aargau 54
Vaud 48
Solothurn 47
Glarus 46

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 278 people named Krieg.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Bas-Rhin 76
Moselle 65
Paris 21
Haut-Rhin 14
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11
Côte-d’Or 10
Haute-Marne 10
Meuse 5

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 21 people named Krieg 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

61 people named Krieg is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 61

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).

Who carried it

People named Krieg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hermann Krieg 1450– · wood carver
  • Hans Krieg 1590–1640 · painter
  • Karl Krieg 1650–1711 · painter
  • David Krieg 1669–1710 · naturalist
  • David Krieg 1669–1710 · naturalist
  • Philippe-Jacques Krieg 1768–1824

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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