Krugman (surname) explained

Krugman is an Americanized form of the German surname Krugmann, an occupational surname based on occupation of a jug/mug seller/manufacturer or of an innkeeper.^[1] Notable people with the surname Krugman or Krugmann include:

• Irene Krugman Rudnick (1929 - 2019), American politician
• Martin Krugman (1919 - 1979), associate of the Lucchese crime family
• Morris Krugman (1899–1993), American psychologist
• Paul Krugman (born 1953), economist, New York Times columnist, and winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
• Robin Wells Krugman (born 1959), American economist
• Roswitha Krugmann, marriage name of Roswitha Eberl (born 1958), East German sprint canoer
• Saul Krugman (1911–1995), inventor of the Hepatitis B vaccine.

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, 2022, as cited in Krugman Name Meaning page at ancestry.com, also at Oxford Reference