The krebs Surname
krebs Name Meaning and History
- German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a catcher or seller of crabs or shellfish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a crab, perhaps because they had a peculiar gait. The name was certainly standardized from older variants like Krevetes or Krebiss which reflect Middle Low German crevet ‘crab’, ‘shrimp’, as well as Middle High German krebez.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Krebs ‘crab’ (see 1).
- Danish: from krebs ‘crayfish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| ADAM KREBS Lived in Ohio 1850s | John Krebs | 7 |
| Clara Krebs | Terri | 10 |
| Urban Krebs | Terri | 1 |
| Krebs in New York |
 youngbkr
| 8 |
| Krebs family line | Denise Friese | 6 |
| John and Martha Krebs |
silkly
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| Maria Ann Krebs m. Louis Belzer - Germany? |
nfonyo
| 19 |
| Clara Krebs |
Beth Scholz
| 3 |
| KREBS, CHESTER ALLEN |
Beck_Sams
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| Krebs Family |
dockrebs
| 25 |
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