The Krueger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 36,743 people carried this name — #946 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,030 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (36,694).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Krueger surname

South German and Jewish surname Krüger, from the noun senses Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“inn, pub”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Krueger» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

221 people named Krueger have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 290 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 81
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 51
Greater Poland 41
Silesian 19
Lesser Poland 11
Lubusz 7
Masovian 3
Warmian-Masurian 3

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

30 people named Krueger live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Zurich 7
Fribourg 5
Geneva 4
Vaud 4
Valais 4
Aargau 3
Basel-Stadt 3

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 print

Krueger in American newspapers,
1898–1912.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Krueger
The Anaconda Standard 1898-08-23
Newspaper page from Greene County Herald carrying the name Krueger
Greene County Herald 1900-11-30
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Krueger
The Colfax Chronicle 1912-03-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 100,381 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Krueger in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

1,584 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krueger. The most, 303, 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 Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 807
South Australia 373
New South Wales 189
Victoria 129
ACT (Canberra) 25
Tasmania 24
Western Australia 24
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Krueger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johanna Eunicke
    Johanna Eunicke 1798–1856 · singer
  • Adalbert Krueger
    Adalbert Krueger 1832–1896 · astronomer
  • Otto Krueger
    Otto Krueger 1876–1961 · baseball player
  • Hattie Frances Kruger
    Hattie Frances Kruger 1880–1976 · nurse
  • Walter Krueger
    Walter Krueger 1881–1967 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 237 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Krueger,
in the records of 7 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 States9,372 records

9,372 records of the Krueger name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6,585
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,027
  • Other U.S. records 1,760
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Duncan Frederick Krueger

    Born 1947; from West Allis, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam. Buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Norwood E. Krueger

    Born 1921 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; garment worker from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    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 Frederike Krueger

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Louis Napoleon from Hamburg, aged 29; servant. From Alt-Vorwerk, Germany; bound for Virginia.

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

Showing 3 of 9,372 records for Krueger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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 · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany62 records

62 records of the Krueger name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 58
  • German emigration and citizenship files 4
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Krueger

    From Labiau. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 February 1917; then reported dead in the list of 21 July 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 18).

    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 Karl Friedrich Christoph Krueger

    Emigrated to the United States in 1857.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Friedrich Krueger

    Emigrated to Poland in 1818.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 62 records for Krueger 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).

Australia51 records

51 records of the Krueger name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Other Australian records 16
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Phillipine Krueger

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Herschel, aged 20.

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

    Retired of Ormond, Victoria; died 1964.

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

    Died 1909 in Risdon, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Krueger in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Canada48 records

48 records of the Krueger name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 24
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 8
  • Other Canadian records 16
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daniel Krueger

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

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

    Died 1990, aged 83; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Krueger

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 48 records for Krueger in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands34 records

34 records of the Krueger name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 17
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 15
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henryetta Willemina Krueger

    Married in 1836 in Amsterdam; domestic servant.

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

    Died 1841 in Rotterdam, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Aaldrik Krueger

    Married in 1794 in Appingedam.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Krueger 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).

France3 records

3 records of the Krueger 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 Marthe Louise Krueger

    Born 1910 in China; died 1995 in Barr (Bas-Rhin).

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

    Born 1921 in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (Pas-de-Calais); died 1986 in Soudeilles (Corrèze).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Afiavi Chantal Krueger

    Born 1959 in Togo; died 1997 in Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine).

    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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Krueger 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 A. W. Krueger

    Welsh Regiment. 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: 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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