KRAUSE (German) Variation of KRAUS, German & Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for someone with curly hair. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara frances lawes wrote: > Can anyone tell me the origin of the surname Krause please? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:48 PM > Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Bitter and Krasuski > > > BITTER, BITTERMAN, BITTERMANN (German) > > 1- One who gathered alms in the town. > > 2- One who worked for another on a farm. > > ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith > > > > KRASUSKI - couldn't find this one but did find a close one: > > \ KRASUKHIN (Russian) Variation of KRASNIKOV, patronym from the nickname > "Krasnik" > > (Handsome One). > > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > > Barbara > > > > Dreamcatcher wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me the origin of the > two > > > surnames > > > Bitter and Krasuski / Kruzewki. > > > I am at a brick wall to even start researching these two lines. Any and > all > > > help would be deeply appreciated > > > Thank you all > > > Patti > > > All outgoing email was checked by Norton Anti Virus 2002 and is Virus > Free. > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > ============================== > 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

Thank you very much, that was for a friend - can you also find information for me on:- Jefferies, Hamilton, Woodbine, Lawes, Look, Thompson, Hough, Ravenscroft, Cusworth, Alsop and Askil? Hope that's not too many to ask for. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 3:38 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Krause > KRAUSE (German) Variation of KRAUS, German & Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for > someone with curly hair. > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > Barbara > > frances lawes wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me the origin of the surname Krause please? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> > > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:48 PM > > Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Bitter and Krasuski > > > > > BITTER, BITTERMAN, BITTERMANN (German) > > > 1- One who gathered alms in the town. > > > 2- One who worked for another on a farm. > > > ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith > > > > > > KRASUSKI - couldn't find this one but did find a close one: > > > \ KRASUKHIN (Russian) Variation of KRASNIKOV, patronym from the nickname > > "Krasnik" > > > (Handsome One). > > > ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. > > > Barbara > > > > > > Dreamcatcher wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me the origin of the > > two > > > > surnames > > > > Bitter and Krasuski / Kruzewki. > > > > I am at a brick wall to even start researching these two lines. Any and > > all > > > > help would be deeply appreciated > > > > Thank you all > > > > Patti > > > > All outgoing email was checked by Norton Anti Virus 2002 and is Virus > > Free. > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 >