Krog

See also: krog

English

Etymology

• As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from krog (“corner, nook”).
• As a Danish, north German and Norwegian surname, from German Krug (“pub, inn”), which is also found in Swedish krog.
• Also as a north German surname, from Middle Low German kroch (“enclosed piece of pasture”), from Proto-Germanic *kruftaz (“a hill; a curve”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to bend; arch, crook, curve”). Likely related to crop.
• As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from krug (“ring, circle”, also "wooded area, forest").

Proper noun

Krog (plural Krogs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krog is the 37591^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Krog is most common among White (93.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krog”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 355.