Kramp

See also: kramp and Krämp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kramp.

Proper noun

Kramp (plural Kramps)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kramp is the 19012^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1433 individuals. Kramp is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kramp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kramph, from Old High German krampho, from Proto-West Germanic *krampu, from Proto-Germanic *krampō. Cognate with German Krampf, English cramp, Dutch kramp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʀɑmp/

Noun

Kramp m (plural Krämp)

1. cramp