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
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