Breitkreutz Family History
Breitkreutz Name Meaning
German: probably a nickname for a person with a broad butt. Breitkreutz replaced an earlier more transparent form of the surname Breitarsch the use of Kreuz (literally ‘cross’) as a euphemism for ‘buttocks’ first occurring in the 17th century.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022