Släkthistoria för Kreps
Kreps Vad efternamn betyder
German: variant of Krebs. Compare Crapps Crepps Creps and Krepps. Czech and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Krebs ‘crab’ or Yiddish kreps ‘crayfish’ (see Krebs compare 1 above). As a Jewish name it is artifical; otherwise it was probably a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
