Kracke
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Kracke (plural Krackes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kracke is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Kracke is most common among White (95.84%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kracke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 347.
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Low German. Cognate with Dutch kraak (“old animal”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kracke f (genitive Kracke, plural Kracken)
- old and weak horse
- (humorous) old and/or weak person
- Ach, ich alte Kracke! Ich komm ja kaum noch hoch.
- Oh, I’m an old horse! I can barely get up.