The kropp Surname
kropp Name Meaning and History
- German and Dutch: nickname for a person with a conspicuous crop due to goiter, from Middle High German kropf ‘goiter’, Middle Dutch crop ‘crop’, ‘gizzard’, ‘maw’.
- North German: from Middle Low German krup ‘small farm animals’; possibly a nickname for a small farmer.
- German: nickname for a person of short stature, a cripple, or a midget, from Middle Low German krop ‘torso’.
- German: habitational name from a place called Kropp in Schleswig.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Kropp Family in St.Louis Mo |
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| John "Red" Kropp from WWII - SGT - KIA | Keri Akin | 2 |
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| Franc or Franz or Franz "F.W." Kropp INDIANA | Nicole Kobrowski | 4 |
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| OBITUARY - Paul F. Kropp (1929-2008) |
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