Krebs Family History
Krebs Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a
catcher or seller of crabs or shellfish or a nickname for someone
thought to resemble a crab, perhaps because they had a peculiar
gait. The name was certainly standardized from older variants like
Krevetes or Krebiss which reflect Middle Low German
crevet ‘crab’, ‘shrimp’, as well as Middle High German
krebez.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German
Krebs ‘crab’ (see 1).Danish: from krebs
‘crayfish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Krebs Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Krebs families
 138 - 274  47 - 137 |
 1 - 46  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Krebs families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Krebs Family Origin
Krebs Immigration Information
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Krebs Family Occupations
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