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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