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The kreis Surname

kreis Name Meaning and History

  1. German: nickname for a noisy person, from Middle High German kreiss, kreisch ‘cry’, ‘noise’.
  2. German: topographic name for someone who lived by a circular feature, from Middle Low German kreis (Middle High German kreiz) ‘circle’.
  3. 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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The kreis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kreis family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of kreis Families in the US in 1920
Number of kreis families
 20-38
 7-19		 1-6
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 29 - Messages: 133
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Kreis Family Tree Kimberly Ann Kreis (Staiger) 28
KREIS /Tennessee connection CWestfall55 9
John Kreis - Scranton PA and Wadgessen Germany PhillyIrish3 0
GEORGE C. KREIS MARRIED TO LEITHIA WRIGHT??? dunfeeart 2
Kreis family in New York BoSoxfan1277 0
Thomas Kreis ugbar 0
"Debbie Kreis" neeneejellybean 4
Kreis peege88 6
CAROLYN BARBARA KREIS KarenSmith1974 16
Kreis judyjenkins62 7
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