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, German actor
- Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian diplomat, politician and security advisor
- Jaan Kross, Estonian writer
- Kärt Kross, Estonian actress
- Kayden Kross, American pornographic actress
- Killer Kross, American wrestler