Thanks. I am Jewish... ----- Original Message ----- From: LaChance <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Krein > KREIN, KREINER (Ger.) One who came from Krein or Kreina, the names of towns in > Germany. > ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. > > or possibly: > KREINER (Jewish [E. Ashkenazic]) Cognate of the Russian "UKRAINTSEV", patronym of > the name "ukrainets" (Ukrainian). > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > If it is a shortening of a Russian name perhaps "Ukraintsev" is what you are > looking for. > Barbara > > Sarah wrote: > > > I am trying to find out the origins of the surname Krein. > > I am convinced it was a Russian name but shortened. > > > > Sarah > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >