Kreis Family History
Kreis Name Meaning
German: nickname for a noisy person from Middle High German kreiss kreisch ‘cry noise’. German: topographic name for someone who lived by or owned a circular field from Middle Low German kreis (Middle High German kreiz) ‘circular open area district border’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kreis ‘circle circular field border’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022