Criss Family History
Criss Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gries or Kress . Compare Kriss . American shortened form of any of various Greek derivatives of the personal name Christos . Compare Chriss . American shortened and altered form of Bulgarian or Macedonian Hristov (compare Christoff ) and Kristov (see Kristoff ) and also of some other related or similarly pronounced Slavic surnames (see Kris ). Compare Kriss .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022