probably an altered spelling of Krich, a dialect
plural of Krug ‘pitcher’, ‘jug’, probably applied as a
metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of such
vessels.
habitational name from a place called
Krickau.
nickname for someone who walked with a crutch, from
Krick ‘crutch’, dialect form of Kruücke.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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