The kreis Surname
kreis Name Meaning and History
- German: nickname for a noisy person, from Middle High German kreiss, kreisch ‘cry’, ‘noise’.
- German: topographic name for someone who lived by a circular feature, from Middle Low German kreis (Middle High German kreiz) ‘circle’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kreis ‘circle’, ‘circular field’, ‘border’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Kreis Family Tree | Kimberly Ann Kreis (Staiger) | 43 |
| John Kreis - Scranton PA and Wadgessen Germany |
 PhillyIrish3
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| CAROLYN BARBARA KREIS |
KarenSmith1974
| 17 |
| KREIS /Tennessee connection |
CWestfall55
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| Father of John Albert Kreis |
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| Kreis |
teardropsrain
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| dead end |
denavanatta
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| GEORGE C. KREIS MARRIED TO LEITHIA WRIGHT??? |
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| Kreis family in New York |
BoSoxfan1277
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| Thomas Kreis |
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