Krug Family History
Krug Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic):: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of mugs and jugs from Middle High German kruoc ‘jug drinking vessel’; alternatively mostly in southern and eastern Germany a nickname for a heavy drinker. occupational name for a tavern keeper from Krug ‘inn tavern’ especially in northern Germany. Compare Krueger .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022