indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German (Anglicized)
Other Forms FormsCronauer, Gronauer, Kronauer, Kronhöfer, Grünhofer
Meaning & History
Americanised spelling of German Kronauer, denoting someone from Kronau, a town near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It could also be an Americanised form of Kronhöfer (a variant of Grünhofer), a habitational name for someone from a lost place called Grünhof, derived from Middle High German gruene meaning "green" or kranech meaning "crane" and hof meaning "farmstead".