Kreps Family History
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Kreps Name Meaning
Czech and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Krebs ‘crab’ or Yiddish kreps ‘crayfish’. As a Jewish name it is of ornamental origin; otherwise it was probably a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Krebs, Kreis, Krepps, Kress, Reis, Kreft, Kraus, Kren, Kruis, Krepp