Kraatz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kraatz.

Proper noun

Kraatz (plural Kraatzes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kraatz is the 24370^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1028 individuals. Kraatz is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kraatz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Krätze.

Noun

Kraatz f

1. (Erzgebirgisch, pathology) scabies

   Haste Kraatz?

   You got scabies?

2. (Erzgebirgisch) itch
3. (Erzgebirgisch) dross

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75: