Krahn

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Krahn (plural Krahns)

1. (countable) A member of an ethnic group from Liberia and Ivory Coast
2. (uncountable) A Kru language spoken by these people.

Etymology 2

From the German surname of Low German origin, from Middle Low German krane (“crane”). See crane. Also compare the surname Kranich.

Proper noun

Krahn (plural Krahns)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krahn is the 11478^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2741 individuals. Krahn is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.