as a Last Name
- 10,692
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Krieger
Meaning & Origins
Swiss German, German, and Dutch: occupational name for a mercenary soldier, Middle High German krieger (possibly from Late Latin (miles) gregarius ‘common soldier’, from grex ‘herd’,‘flock’, ‘crowd’). This name, in various spellings, is found throughout western and central Europe.
| 2,909th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,692
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Iowa
- has the most people named Krieger per capita
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