Kregel Family History

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Kregel Name Meaning

German: nickname from Middle Low German kregel ‘ready to fight’, ‘tenacious’, which in modern Low German came to mean ‘lively’, ‘vivacious’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Krekel, Kegel, Krengel, Kreger, Kogel, Kugel, Reigel, Wrege, Krauel

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Kregel Family Origin

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Kregel Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    56%

  • Keeping House

    13%

  • Farming

    6%

  • Hunter

    6%

In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Farming were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Kregel. A less common occupation for the Kregel family was Hunter. The most common Kregel occupation in the USA was Farmer. 56% of Kregel's were Farmers.

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Kregel Historical Records

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Kregel Life Expectancy

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