Krass

See also: krass and kraß

English

Etymology

As a German surname, from krass (“extreme, stark”).
Also as a south German surname (Kräss), variant of Kress, itself converged from several origins such as variations of the name Christian, and the obsolete Middle High German kresse (“gudgeon”).

Proper noun

Krass (plural Krasses)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Krass is the 34073^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Krass is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.

Anagrams

ksars, sarks

East Central German

Alternative forms

Kress

Etymology

Compare German Kresse.

Noun

Krass f

(Erzgebirgisch) cress

Further reading

2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76:

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