Kren Family History
Kren Name Meaning
Austrian German; Czech (Křen): from the Austrian German word of Slavic origin Kren or Czech křen ‘horseradish’ presumably an occupational name for a dealer in vegetables or spices and condiments or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sharp tongue. This is also a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar and compare Slovenian name in 2 below). Slovenian: altered form of Hren ‘horseradish’ under German influence. In part it is of Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) origin (see above). Jewish (from Belarus): unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022