Kreutz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The Kreutz surname has several possible origins. The "Kreitz" variation of this surname was inspired by the town of Kreitz, which lies near the city of Neuss in northwestern Germany. This type of surname generally arose when an individual moved from one settlement to another, and was then referred to by the name of his place of origin. "Kreitz" may also have been derived from the German word "kreuz," denoting a "cross." The first bearers of the surname might have worked a field or plot of land shaped like a cross, or lived near a prominent cross that served either as a religious symbol or as a boundary-marker (crosses were commonly used for this purpose in the medieval period). It is also thought that the surnames "Kreuz" and "Kreitz" may have come from a sobriquet referring to someone who had served under the banner of the Cross in a Crusade.

Early Origins of the Kreutz family

The surname Kreutz was first found in the region of the North Rhine-Westphalia, where members of the Kreutz family were no doubt integral parts of the Feudal System that became the backbone of early European society.

Early History of the Kreutz family

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Kreutz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kreitz, Kreuz, Kruetz, Kreutzer and others.

Early Notables of the Kreutz family

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Kreutz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kreutz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Henry Kreutz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1747 1
Daniel Kreutz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Han Georg Kreutz, who went to Philadelphia in 1750
Wilhelm Kreutz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
Dewald Kreutz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
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Kreutz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. Kreutz, who asrrived at New Orleans in 1834 when he was 18 years old
Conrad Kreutz, who arrived in Texas in 1844 1
Barbara Kreutz, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
Catherine Kreutz, aged 44, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
Magdalena Kreutz, aged 11, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kreutz (post 1700) +

Robert Edward Kreutz (1922-1996), American composer of Roman Catholic liturgical worship music
Olin George Kreutz (b. 1977), American former college and NFL football center
Arthur Kreutz (1906-1991), American composer, best known for his Paul Bunyan Suite and the Dixie Concerto
Heinrich Carl Friedrich Kreutz (1854-1907), German astronomer, known for his study of the orbits of several sungrazing comets, eponym of the Kreutz Sungrazers
Karl Kreutz (1909-1997), German Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Ludivine Kreutz (b. 1973), French professional golfer, winner of the 2003 La Perla Ladies Italian Open

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)