Kross (surname)
Kross is a surname. It is an occupational surname for a maker of ceramic kitchenware, metonymically derived from Middle Low German krus, kros ‘pitcher’, ‘ceramic drinking vessel’. Variants: Kröss, Kress.[1] It is also an Estonian spelling of the surname Gross.
Notable people with the surname include:
- David Kross (born 1990), German actor
- Eerik-Niiles Kross (born 1967), Estonian diplomat, politician and security advisor
- Jaan Kross (1920–2007), Estonian writer
- Kärt Kross (born 1968), Estonian actress
- Kayden Kross (born 1985), American pornographic actress
- Killer Kross (born 1985), American professional wrestler
References[]
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press, as cited at ancestry.com
Categories:
- Surnames from nicknames
- Surnames
- Estonian-language surnames
- German-language surnames
- Occupational surnames