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Distinguished names such as that borne by the '''Krauskopf''' family have been recorded in [[Germany]] proper and in other regions of Europe from medieval times. Native German surnames are commonly found in [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[Alsace Lorraine]], as well in Germany proper. In addition, there are other European regions where German family names occur as a result of specific historical (contracted; show full)mes which are based on a physical characteristic or personal attribute of the initial bearer. In this particular instance, the surname Krauskopf translates literally as ''curly head''. Thus, one so named would have been a person with a distinguishing head of curly hair. Variants of the surname Krauskopf include Kraus, Kraushaar, Krusekopf, and Krusekop.

One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Gereke Krusekop, who in the year 1444 was a citizen of 
[[Hanover, however research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the date indicated above]]. Notable bearers of the surname Krauskopf include [[Justus Krauskopf]] (b. 1787), a German painter. The earliest German surnames, those dating from the twelfth century, are frequently found in their Latin form with the vernacular being used at a later stage. Indeed, one such name is recorded in manuscripts compiled in the city of Koln or Cologne for the year 1135, which makes it one of the earliest of German surnames to be recorded. This name was introduced into America in connection with nineteenth century immigration. As early as in the year 1851, for instance, we findthere is a record of the emigration to New York of 47 year old shoemaker Johann Krauskopf and his family consisting of Hermann 18, Dave 16, Auguste 12, Elsie 9, Carl 8, Johann 4 and Else 2.

While many families in Germany who bear coats of arms are descendants of titled nobles and knights, many others trace their ancestries to burgers (citizens) whose blazons originated as designs in the signed rings they used to authenticate documents, or on the signs which identified their places of business. Medieval Germany was home to many dynamic and fiercely independent cities, where the ruling classes were comprised of wealthy merchants and professionals. Present day bearers of the historical family name Krauskopf likely count among their predecessors both members of the nobility and members of the burger class. What is certainly true is that all those fortunate enough to carry the honourable family name Krauskopf can do so with pride, knowing that it finds its birth place in a country rich in history and culture. '''(The Historical Research Center)'''

Engelbert Krauskopf (1820-1881 [[Bendorf]], Germany) arrived in [[Texas]] in 1846 from [[Antwerp]], Germany. He settled in Fredericksburg were he worked as a cabinetmaker and married Rosa Herbst. He eventually gave up the trade to become a gunsmith and once made a gun especially for [[Robert E. Lee]]. He supplied ammunition to Gillespie County during the Civil War, was a captain of a home guard company and helped many families that were forced to hide during the war.

Eberhardt Krauskopf (?-?), who married to Elizabeth Brown, were from [[Hessen]], Germany and the parents of Joseph Krauskopf (1852 Hessen, Germany - 1912 Zurich, Ontario m. Mary Foster, Alsace Lorraine). Unfortunately there is no confirmation of any siblings to Joseph or as to when he and Mary arrived in Canada. They did however haveThey had a large family: Magdalina(John Ballge), Albert(Ida Ballge), Joseph(Bertha Kieser), Mary(Herman Keller), Albenia(James McLaughlin), Cecilia, Annie, August(Theresa Zettle), Elizabeth(James Nolan), Nicholas(Agnes Napier), and Clara. My grandfather, August Krauskopf (1887 Dublin, Ontario-1968) came to Morinville, Alberta from Kitchener, Ontario around 1907. H; he was a blacksmith in Morinville, which was founded by French and a few German settlers. In 1910 he married Theresa Zettle (1889-1968) who came from South Dakota with her parents in 1899 and settled near Cardiff, Alberta. A part of August still remains in Morinville, as he built the iron gates in 1927 which are at the entrance of the St. Jean Baptiste Church Cemetery.

==External link==
*[http://telusplanet.net/public/paulind/mypage.htm Krauskopf Family page]