Krebs

in West Virginia

There are 35 people with the last name "Krebs" in West Virginia.

Ranking in West Virginia

Name	Rank
Krebs	4,801

is 4,797th most common Horst
is 4,798th most common Iaquinta
is 4,799th most common Kazee
is 4,800th most common Kirkendall
is 4,801st most common Krebs
is 4,802nd most common Lafferre
is 4,803rd most common Loring
is 4,804th most common Maditz
is 4,805th most common Malatt

Meaning & History

Krebs

German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a catcher or seller of crabs or shellfish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a crab, perhaps because they had a peculiar gait. The name was certainly standardized from older variants like Krevetes or Krebiss which reflect Middle Low German crevet ‘crab’, ‘shrimp’, as well as Middle High German krebez.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Krebs ‘crab’ (see 1).

Danish: from krebs ‘crayfish’.