Given name & surname

Krauss

Krauss is a surname from German.

Original GermanKruse

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Krauss comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Krauß.

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Krauss’s family of names

In German usage, Krauss as a surname has a related form in KRAUS. In German usage, Krauss as a surname has a related form in KRAUS. In German usage, Krauss as a surname has a related form in KRAUSE.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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Danish

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“crab”

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Krumm

“crooked”

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German

Krupp

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Swabian

Schauss

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