Krack Family History
Krack Name Meaning
German: topographic name from Middle Low German krack ‘underbrush’ or from Middle High German krac ‘crevice’. German: nickname for someone with dark hair or a harsh raucous voice from krack ‘crow’. Dutch: variant mostly archaic or Americanized of Krak from Middle Dutch crake craek ‘carrack’ (a type of large merchant ship) hence a metonymic occupational name for the master or owner of such a ship. Compare Kraak .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022