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[Surname] KRONECKER's origin and meaning
I was looking for the origin and meaning of the
looks-like GERMAN surname 'KRONECKER',
It was a surname of 'Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891)',
the German mathematician who worked on number theory.
Does anybody know surname'KRONECKER''s real Origin and meaning and
respond this question, please?
(Sorry for my writing skills limits...)
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Kronecker is a Jewish surname derived from Kroneck, a placename in Austria.
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thanks for the answer!^^
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