Kraut Family History
Kraut Name Meaning
German: metonymic occupational name for a market gardener or a herbalist from Middle High German krūt ‘herb plant; cabbage’. This surname is also found in Slovenia and elsewhere in central Europe. Compare Crout and Krout . Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial or metonymic occupational name from German Kraut ‘herb cabbage’ (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022