Show ContentsKrauz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Krauz Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Krauz

What does the name Krauz mean?

The distinguished surname Krauz is a proud symbol of a Jewish culture, which is found in many places world-wide. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt surnames, since people were moving closer together, and it was becoming difficult to distinguish between people with the same names. The surname Krauz is a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname Krauz comes from the German word kraus, which means curly. As a nickname, this surname was given to a person who had curly hair.

Krauz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kraus, Krause, Krauz, Krauze, Krauser, Krauzer, Krausz, Krauszman, Krausman, Krauzman, Kraushar, Krauzhar, Kraushaar and many more.

Krauz migration to the United States +



Krauz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Otto Krauz, who landed in Arkansas in 1885 1
  1. 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)

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