The krug Surname
krug Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of mugs and jugs, from Middle High German kruoc ‘jug’, ‘drinking vessel’; alternatively, mostly in southern and eastern Germany, a nickname for a heavy drinker.
- occupational nickname for a tavern keeper, from Krug ‘inn’, ‘tavern’, especially in northern Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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