Kriegel surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kriegel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,098 people carried this name — #23,222 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 270,300 people counted. That is down 5% from 1,154 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 389 people named Kriegel.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Moselle 168
Paris 86
Haut-Rhin 36
Bas-Rhin 25
Meurthe-et-Moselle 11
Marne 11
Nord 8
Seine-Saint-Denis 6

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

In Poland’s population register

60 people named Kriegel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 78 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 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

Silesian 25
Pomeranian 19
Opole 5
Greater Poland 5
Lower Silesian 4
Lesser Poland 2

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 35 people named Kriegel 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 24
City of Buenos Aires 11

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

32 people named Kriegel live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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 13
Zurich 11
Nidwalden 4
Schwyz 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.

Who carried it

People named Kriegel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • František Kriegel
    František Kriegel 1908–1979 · physician
  • František Kriegel
    František Kriegel 1908–1979 · physician
  • Abraham Kriegel 1691–1759 · teacher
  • Moses Kriegel 1864–1940
  • Eugenie Kriegel 1869–1940
  • Friedrich Kriegel 1870– · philologist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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