Kries Family History
Kries Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German kriese ‘cherry’, hence a
metonymic occupational name for a seller of soft fruits or a
topographic name for someone who lived near a cherry tree.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Kries Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kries families
 8 - 14  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kries families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Kries last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Kries census records
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Kries Family Origin
Kries Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Kries
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Kries Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Kries census records
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Kries Civil War Service Records
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