The Kron surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,351 people carried this name — #13,057 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 125,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 2,144 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Kron surname
German, Swedish, Yiddish and Jewish surname, from the noun Krone (“crown, garland”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kron» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
203 people named Kron live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 85 people named Kron.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 42 people named Kron 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Kron have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 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 Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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
1,117 people named Kron 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).
In print
Kron in American newspapers,
1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,306 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kron,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinrich Cron d. 1578 · mayor
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Francis Joseph Kron 1798–1883 · physician
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Richard Kron 1859–1924 · pedagogue
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Flora Kron 1859–1943
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Rosalia Kron 1861–1942
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Max Kron 1863–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kron.
- 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
- Kronenberger 527 · U.S. census
- Kropp 3,500 · U.S. census
- Krstic 373 · U.S. census
- Krug 7,827 · U.S. census
- Kruger 13,898 · U.S. census
- Kruk 1,724 · U.S. census
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