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kries Name Meaning and History

German: from Middle High German kriese ‘cherry’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a seller of soft fruits or a topographic name for someone who lived near a cherry tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The kries name in History

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

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Distribution of kries Families in the US in 1920
Number of kries families
 8-14
 3-7		 1-2
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 8 - Messages: 15
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Kriesfeld Lucinda 0
Mary CRIES, 1930, Snohomish co WA Brenda 0
Magdalina Ken Regenos 1
FIND FAMILY REITZ, KRIES RAYMONDRR 3
Abraham Kries J. Weber 3
Ruth Kries(?) TX 014160 0
Catherine Kries RDBC53 0
Valentine Kries debbiebeck26 0
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