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Kress

in the US

There are 6,367 people with the last name "Kress" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Kress 4,351
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  1. is 4,347th most common Shephard
  2. is 4,348th most common Lavigne
  3. is 4,349th most common Jorgenson
  4. is 4,350th most common Berkowitz
  5. is 4,351st most common Kress
  6. is 4,352nd most common Ogrady
  7. is 4,353rd most common Pettigrew
  8. is 4,354th most common Hazel
  9. is 4,355th most common Pinson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kruse, Kresge, Kriz, Kresse, Kressin, Kriss, Krise, Kressler, Kross, Kresser

Most Common First Names for Kress

John, Michael, Robert, James, David, William, Richard, Mary, Thomas, Joseph

Meaning & History

German:

  • 1. from a much altered pet form of the personal name Erasmus, a Latinized form of Greek erasmos ‘loved’ (see Rasmus).
  • 2. from a much altered pet form of the personal name Christian.
  • 3. from Middle High German kresse ‘gudgeon’, hence probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman.
  • 4. unflattering nickname for a greedy person, from Old High German krāssig, grātag ‘greedy’.

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