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Krol Family History

Krol Surname Meaning

Dutch and German: variant of Kroll. German (Kröl): variant of Kreul.

Polish (Król): from król ‘king’ a nickname for someone with a superior manner or for a leader in a community or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in a royal household.

Compare Kral. Polish (Król) and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname or Jewish artificial name from Polish król ‘rabbit’ Ukrainian krol.

See also Krolik.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Krol family from?

You can see how Krol families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Krol family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Krol families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 18 Krol families living in Wisconsin. This was about 58% of all the recorded Krol's in USA. Wisconsin had the highest population of Krol families in 1880.
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What did your Krol ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Krol. 25% of Krol men worked as a Laborer and 9% of Krol women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Krol were New Worker and Housewife.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    25%
  • Farmer
    6%
  • Truck Driver
    6%
  • New Worker
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    9%
  • Laborer
    7%
  • New Worker
    7%
  • Housewife
    6%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

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