Krebs Family History

Krebs Surname Meaning

German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name for a catcher or seller of crabs or crayfish 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.

This surname is also found in e.g. Slovenia, Czechia, and Poland often as a translation into German of the Slavic surname Rak ‘crayfish’ and in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Crabbs, Crapps, Crepps, Creps, and Krebbs.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Krebs ‘crab’ (see 1 above). Danish: from krebs ‘crab, crayfish’; compare 1 above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Kreis, Kress, Kreps, Kreft, Reis, Krass, Kreul, Kries, Kraus, Krey

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20K	Military Records
11K	Immigration Records
46K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Krebs families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Krebs family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Krebs families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 13 Krebs families living in London. This was about 36% of all the recorded Krebs's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Krebs families in 1891.

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What did your Krebs ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Krebs.

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Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Domestic servant

15%

None

10%

Domestic

10%

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Krebs life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Krebs in 1940 was 46, and 79 in 2004.

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Krebs Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Krebs ‘crab’ (see 1 above). Danish: from krebs ‘crab, crayfish’; compare 1 above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Krebs family from?

What did your Krebs ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Krebs.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Domestic servant

15%

None

10%

Domestic

10%

What Krebs family records will you find?

What is the average Krebs lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Krebs life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Krebs in 1940 was 46, and 79 in 2004.

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