The Kropp surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,500 people carried this name — #9,298 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,365 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Kropp.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
120 people named Kropp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 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 Greater 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 72 people named Kropp 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Kropp live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 the Nordic population registers
82 people named Kropp 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
Kropp in American newspapers,
1915–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Kropp,
with a public archive behind them.
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Diedrich Samuel Kropp 1824–1913 · sculptor -
Elisabeth Kropp d. 1999 · canoeist
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Sabina Kropp 1573–1602
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Johan Kropp 1665–1724 · priest
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Carl Ernst Kropp 1750– · goldsmith
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Johann Carl Wilhelm Kropp 1786–1867 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kropp.
- Krol 4,025 · U.S. census
- Krolak 545 · U.S. census
- Krolik 337 · U.S. census
- Kromer 2,375 · U.S. census
- Kron 2,351 · U.S. census
- Kronenberger 527 · 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
- Krumenacker 401 · U.S. census
- Krumm 2,242 · U.S. census
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