Kreiter Family History
Kreiter Name Meaning
German: from Middle Low German kreter ‘quarreler argumentative person legal counsel’ a derivative of Middle Low German krēte kreit ‘discord’ hence a nickname for a quarrelsome person or an occupational name for a legal representative. German: variant of Kreider . Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a seller of herbs from Yiddish krayter ‘herbs’ (see Kraut ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022