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The krohn Surname

krohn Name Meaning and History

  1. German (also Kröhn): nickname for a tall, thin person with long legs, from Middle High German kran, kron ‘crane’. Compare Krahn.
  2. German: from an old personal name based on Old High German gruoni ‘green’.
  3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Kron.

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Distribution of krohn Families in the US in 1920
Number of krohn families
 55-108
 19-54
 1-18
 0
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