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Krug is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

The name Krug has various origins. In northern Germany it is mostly derived from the name of a tavern ( Zum Krug ), while in the southern part of Germany it comes from the Middle High German job title kruoc , which is now transcribed as potter or crockery dealer . Occasionally, place names are taken over, especially from places in Pomerania and Silesia.

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distribution

Krug is a relatively common family name in German-speaking countries. In Germany there are more than 7,500 entries in the phone book, so that around 20,000 namesake will live here. Thus the name occupies the 311st place of the most frequently occurring names. A relatively large number of name bearers live in northern Hesse and in the northern part of the Bavarian district of Lower Franconia.

variants

For the family name Krug there are the alternative spellings Krüger , Krüg, Krog, Krügel and Krugmann.

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  • Daniel Krug (* 1983), German volleyball player, beach volleyball player and trainer
  • Dietmar Krug (* 1963), German writer and journalist

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  • Paul Krug (1875–1959), German lawyer and district court president
  • Peter Krug (* 1943), Lutheran bishop
  • Petra Krug (* 1963), German athlete (GDR)
  • Philipp Krug (1864–1925), German politician (center), MdL Prussia

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See also

Wiktionary: Krug  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Duden, Familiennames, Dudenverlag, Mannheim - Leipzig - Vienna - Zurich, 2005, p. 403.
  2. ^ Duden surnames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 403.
  3. ↑ Enter "Krug" in the search field .
  4. genealogy.net/Krug (family name) .