Kress Family History
Kress Name Meaning
from a much altered pet form of the personal name
Erasmus, a Latinized form of Greek erasmos ‘loved’ (see
Rasmus).from a much altered pet form of the personal name
Christian.from Middle High German kresse ‘gudgeon’,
hence probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in
some way or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman.unflattering nickname for a greedy person, from Old High German
krassig, gratag ‘greedy’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Kress Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kress families
 98 - 194  33 - 97 |
 1 - 32  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kress families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Kress families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Kress Family Origin
Kress Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Kress Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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