Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: Middle High German word "kran" or "kron"; crane

Origins: Schleswig-Holstein

Krohn is the surname of several people: * Lars Monrad-Krohn, a Norwegian engineer * Kristin Krohn Devold, a Norwegian politician * Michael Krohn (1959), a Norwegian musician * Leena Krohn, a Finnish author * Irina Krohn, a Finnish member of Parliament * Aino Krohn, a Finnish author better known as Aino Kallas * Juan María Fernández y Krohn, Catholic priest, would-be assassin * Kenneth Krohn, co-developer of the Krohn-Rhodes theory * Ramble John Krohn, an American hip hop producer also known as RJD2 * Tracy Krohn, owner of Krohn Racing/TRG * August David Krohn, a Russian zoologist * Julius Krohn, nephew of August, fennoman and folklorist * Kaarle Krohn, Finnish folklorist, son of Julius * Katherine Elizabeth Krohn, German-born American author * Ilmari Krohn, Finnish composer and musicologist, son of Julius * Felix Krohn, Finnish composer, son of Ilmari * Jasmin Krohn (b. 1966), Swedish speed skater * Jonathan Krohn, young American conservative author * Paysach Krohn, rabbi * Michael Krohn-Dehli (b. 1983), Danish footballer * Christine Krohn, a German Federal Court Justice * Tim Krohn, recipient of the 1994 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis * Rebecca Krohn, New York City Ballet soloist * Dankert Krohn (1842-1906), Norwegian businessman active in Portugal with the Krohn Port wine company * Michael Krohn (1793–1878)