The Krug surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,827 people carried this name — #4,531 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 7,871 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Krug surname
From the German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Krug» (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
241 people named Krug have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 293 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 Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
221 people named Krug live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 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 216 people named Krug.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 121 people named Krug 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Krug live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
52 people named Krug are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Krug,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Peter Krug d. 1598 · architect
-
George A. Krug d. 1977 · politician
-
Friedrich Wilhelm Krug d. 1861 · teacher
-
Sebald Krug d. 1632 · pastor
-
Shlomo Krug d. 1944 · cobbler
-
Erasmus Krug d. 1532 · goldsmith
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Krug.
- Krolik 337 · U.S. census
- Kromer 2,375 · U.S. census
- Kron 2,351 · U.S. census
- Kronenberger 527 · U.S. census
- Kropp 3,500 · U.S. census
- Krstic 373 · 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
- Krupa 4,073 · U.S. census
- Krupka 837 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Krug is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.