The Krieg Family Name

Arms linked to Krieger and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Krieg means

Records tie Krieg closely to Krieger. Name scholars give the meaning as “Warrior”.

Records show Krieg as one of the forms Krieger took over time. You may also find the name written Kriegel and Krier. About 4,314 people in the United States were recorded as Krieg in 2010, placing it 7,695 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames. INSEE counts 744 people born in France with the Krieg surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

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