Kross (surname) explained

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
• Märten Kross (born 1970), Estoninan musician, artist, writer
• Kärt Kross (born 1968), Estonian actress
• Kayden Kross (born 1985), American pornographic actress
• Killer Kross (born 1985), American professional wrestler

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press, as cited at ancestry.com