The Kroeger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,402 people carried this name — #7,552 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,335 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 34 people named Kroeger 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 34

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

In print

Kroeger in American newspapers,
1897–1898.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Kroeger
The Anaconda Standard 1898-01-27
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Kroeger
The Anaconda Standard 1897-12-17
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Kroeger
The Anaconda Standard 1898-01-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 24,144 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kroeger in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

218 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kroeger. The most, 68, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 101
Victoria 80
New South Wales 17
Queensland 11
Northern Territory 3
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Kroeger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ernst R. Kroeger
    Ernst R. Kroeger 1862–1934 · composer
  • Alice B. Kroeger
    Alice B. Kroeger 1864–1909 · librarian
  • William K. Kroeger
    William K. Kroeger 1906–1966
  • Herman Kroeger 1831–1916 · politician
  • Emil Kroeger 1900– · police officer
  • Erhard Kroeger 1905–1987 · military personnel

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 Kroeger,
in the records of 6 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 States1,545 records

1,545 records of the Kroeger name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,091
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 153
  • Other U.S. records 301
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry Kroeger

    Born 1905 in Germany. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; painter from Nassau County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1952, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Anna Kroeger

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Kaiserin A. Victoria from Cuxhaven, aged 20; house maid. From Raade, Germany.

    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 John Curtis Kroeger

    Born 1950; from Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1970 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,545 records for Kroeger in the United States.

Counts: 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. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Netherlands604 records

604 records of the Kroeger name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 360
  • Dutch population registers 143
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 101
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Siebrands Kroeger

    Married in 1845 in Nieuweschans; shoemaker. Died 1875 in Nieuweschans, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Kroeger

    Married in 1857 in De Rijp; commission agent. Died 1903 in Nijmegen, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrika Elisabeth Kroeger

    Married in 1935 in Arnhem. Died 1959 in Amersfoort, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 604 records for Kroeger 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).

Germany52 records

52 records of the Kroeger name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Kroeger

    From Delmenhorst. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 18 August 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 91).

    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 German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Robert Kroeger

    From Kiel. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 September 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 73).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Konrad Kroeger

    From Katlakaln, Riga. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 February 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Kroeger in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

Australia21 records

21 records of the Kroeger name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leslie N. Kroeger

    Labourer of Korumburra, Victoria; died 1957.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ida Kroeger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1894 aboard the Habsburg, aged 17.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Heinrich Wilhelm Kroeger

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1894.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Kroeger in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Kroeger name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dietrich Kroeger

    Died 1987, aged 83; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lydia Kroeger

    Died 1992; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hinrich Kroeger

    Died 1984; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Kroeger in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Kroeger 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 Yves Julien Claude Kroeger

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1988 in Limeil-Brévannes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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