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Kritz
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English
Etymology
As a German surname, borrowed from en de Kritz, from the noun de Grütze grits.
Also as a German surname, Germanized en sla - form of the name en Christian, influenced by en cs Kříž. Compare en Kriz.
Also as a German surname, variant of en Kreutz, from de Kreuz cross; compare en Cross.
As a Jewish/en yi - surname, from yi קראַץ scratch, for which see de kratzen.
Proper noun
es
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kritz is the 40610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Kritz is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.
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