The Krim surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 375 people carried this name — #54,864 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 4% from 389 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 119 people named Krim.
Most of them — 73 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 30 people named Krim live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
27 people named Krim is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
Who carried it
People named Krim,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arthur B. Krim 1910–1994 · jurist -
Norman Krim 1913–2011 · engineer
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Arthur Krim 1943– · geographer
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Donald Krim 1945–2011
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Rachida Krim 1955– · screenwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Krim.
- Krick 3,720 · U.S. census
- Krieg 4,314 · U.S. census
- Kriegel 1,098 · U.S. census
- Krieger 11,521 · U.S. census
- Krier 3,090 · U.S. census
- Krikorian 1,439 · U.S. census
- Krimm 254 · U.S. census
- Kriner 2,093 · U.S. census
- Krol 4,025 · U.S. census
- Krolak 545 · U.S. census
- Krolik 337 · U.S. census
- Kromer 2,375 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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