The Krohn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,969 people carried this name — #5,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,880 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Krohn surname

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as a German name: ‘Crown’.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 323 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 122 people named Krohn 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 48
San Luis 31
Catamarca 27
City of Buenos Aires 16

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

104 people named Krohn live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

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

Where they live today

St. Gallen 26
Zurich 20
Vaud 9
Basel-Landschaft 9
Thurgau 7
Lucerne 7
Graubünden 7
Bern 7

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 Poland’s population register

84 people named Krohn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 122 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 West Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

West Pomeranian 36
Opole 21
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 15
Masovian 5
Greater Poland 5
Lubusz 2

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

In the Nordic population registers

995 people named Krohn are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Norway (2025) 496
Sweden (2022) 368
Finland (2026) 131

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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Krohn in American newspapers,
1920–1926.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Krohn
The Washington Times 1924-08-19
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Krohn
The Washington Times 1920-10-24
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Krohn
Evening Star 1926-03-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,130 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Krohn in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,583 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krohn. The most, 730, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,624
Victoria 599
Queensland 164
South Australia 147
Tasmania 16
Western Australia 11
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Krohn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Danckert Danckertsen Krohn
    Danckert Danckertsen Krohn 1726–1795 · businessperson
  • Margaret Louise Krohn d. 1986
  • Johann Friedrich Krohn d. 1785
  • Johann Adolph Krohn 1674–1750 · mayor
  • Hermann Georg Krohn 1705–1756 · judge
  • Barthold Nicolaus Krohn 1722–1795 · pastor

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 Krohn,
in the records of 10 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 States1,308 records

1,308 records of the Krohn name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 668
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 216
  • Other U.S. records 424
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis H. Krohn

    Born 1917 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Buffalo; clerk from Monroe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at St Joseph's Cemetery, Batavia, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry Krohn

    Born 1906 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at San Antonio; machinist from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1988, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Michel Krohn

    Arrived at New York in 1855 aboard the Copernicus from Hamburg, aged 23; laborer. From Erfurt, Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,308 records for Krohn 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Germany1,107 records

1,107 records of the Krohn name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,096
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gerhard Krohn

    Born 1894; from Kahlen, Kammin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 June 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 268).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Julius Carl Friedrich Krohn

    Emigrated to North America in 1867.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hinrich Friedrich Krohn

    Estate settled at Schwartau in 1869; butcher.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,107 records for Krohn in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Norway222 records

222 records of the Krohn name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Andreas Krohn

    Census of 1910: Seierstensgaten, Fredrikstad; seaman, born 1881 in Fredrikstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Krohn

    Census of 1910: Fosswickelsgate, Bergen; of independent means, born 1832 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Oluf Johan Krohn

    Census of 1910: Solligaten, Kristiania; seaman, born 1890 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 222 records for Krohn in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia92 records

92 records of the Krohn name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 61
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 18
  • Other Australian records 13
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elias Krohn

    Arrived in Queensland in 1878 aboard the Lammershagen, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harold Emanuel Krohn

    Retired of Morwell, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bridget Krohn

    Of Merrylands, New South Wales; died 1930.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Krohn in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands89 records

89 records of the Krohn name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 63
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 25
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frieda Elza Maria Krohn

    Married in 1918 in Haarlem. Died 1918 in Haarlem, aged 23.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Friedrich Wilhelm Kröhn

    Died 1916 in Tonsel, aged 18; clerk.

    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 Regina Krohn

    Married in 1940 in Westerbork (Kamp); nurse.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 89 records for Krohn 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Finland7 records

7 records of the Krohn name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 4
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 3
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Magnus Alexander Krohn

    Born 1918 in Helsinki; labourer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Waldemar Walfrid Krohn

    Born 1893 in Helsinki; general labourer. Died in 1918 in Tammisaari, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Krohn in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Krohn name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hildergard E. Krohn

    Died 1983; 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 Bernhard Krohn

    Buried in 1990 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 2 of 5 records for Krohn in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Krohn 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 Kolne Wilhelmina Emmie Krohn

    Born 1897 in Portugal; died 1991 in Bourg-Saint-Andéol (Ardèche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Martin Krohn

    Born 1967 in Rockenhausen (Allemagne de l’Ouest); died 1991 in Moliets-et-Maa (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Krohn in France.

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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Krohn name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record C. Krohn

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Krohn name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Krohn

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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