The krieger Surname
krieger Name Meaning and History
- Swiss German, German, and Dutch: occupational name for a mercenary soldier, Middle High German krieger (possibly from Late Latin (miles) gregarius ‘common soldier’, from grex ‘herd’,‘flock’, ‘crowd’). This name, in various spellings, is found throughout western and central Europe.
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a quarrelsome person (see Krieg).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kruger.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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