Kross (surname)

Kross is a surname. It is an occupational surname for a maker of ceramic kitchenware, metonymically derived from Middle Low German krus, kros ‘pitcher’, ‘ceramic drinking vessel’. Variants: Kröss, Kress. It is also an Estonian spelling of the surname Gross.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * David Kross (born 1990), German actor
 * Eerik-Niiles Kross (born 1967), Estonian diplomat, politician and security advisor
 * Jaan Kross (1920–2007), Estonian writer
 * Märten Kross (born 1970), Estoninan musician, artist, writer
 * Kärt Kross (born 1968), Estonian actress
 * Kayden Kross (born 1985), American pornographic actress
 * Killer Kross (born 1985), American professional wrestler