Krause (German for ruffle) is a common German surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 64.9% of all known bearers of the surname Krause were residents of Germany (frequency 1:531), 20.6% of the United States (1:7,541), 3.5% of Brazil (1:24,831), 2.4% of South Africa (1:9,550), 2.1% of Poland (1:7,891), 1.4% of Canada (1:11,446) and 1.2% of Australia (1:8,488).
In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:531) in the following states:Krause surname distribution Brandenburg (1:204) Saxony-Anhalt (1:240) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:250) Berlin (1:279) Saxony (1:305) Schleswig-Holstein (1:345) Thuringia (1:388) Lower Saxony (1:448) Bremen (1:464) Hamburg (1:506)
People Alan Krause (1931–2023), Australian rules footballer Allison Krause (1951–1970), student at Kent State University, Ohio who was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard Arnulf Krause (born 1955), German philologist Asuman Krause, German-born former model and singer of mixed Turkish and German descent Aurel Krause, (1848–1908), German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit Indians of southeast Alaska, brother of Albert Krause and great-granduncle of Tory Bruno Axel Krause (born 1958), German painter and graphic artist Barbara Krause (born 1959), East German freestyle swimmer Beaver & Krause, musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause Benjamin Krause, German rugby union player Bernhard Krause, (1910–1945), an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II Bernie Krause (born 1938), an American bioacoustician Bob Krause (athletic director) (1945–2015), athletic director at Kansas State University Bob Krause (politician) (born 1950), American politician from Iowa Brian Krause (born 1969), American actor Brigitte Krause (1929–2007), East German actress Carolyn H. Krause (born 1938), American politician from Illinois Charles I. Krause (1911–2002), American labor union organizer and local executive Charles Krause (gymnast), an American gymnast and Olympic medalist Cheryl Ann Krause (born 1968), American judge from Pennsylvania Chester Krause (1923–2016), American numismatist and publisher Christiane Krause (born 1950), German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres Christopher Krause (born 1984), German footballer Dagmar Krause (born 1950), German singer Dieter Krause (1936–2020), East German-German sprint canoer Dominik Krause (born 1990), German politician (Greens) Elisabeth Krause, German-American astronomer Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (1859–1942), German botanist Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive Ernst Krause (disambiguation), several people Ernst Krause (biologist) (1839–1903), German biologist Ernst Krause (entomologist) (1899–1987), German entomologist Ernst Krause (musicologist) (1911–1997), German musicologist Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), American physicist Fedor Krause (1857–1937), German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland Georg Krause (1901–1986), German cinematographer Georg Krause (oologist) (1858–1915), German oologist George Krause (born 1937), American artist photographer Gérard Krause (born 1965), German epidemiologist Gesa Felicitas Krause (born 1992), German athlete Greg Krause (born 1976), Arena Football League offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers Gundula Krause (born 1966), German folk violinist Günther Krause (born 1953), German politician Gustavo Krause (born 1946), Brazilian lawyer and politician Hans-Henrik Krause (1918–2002), Danish actor and film director Harry Krause (1888–1940), professional baseball player Helga Krause (1935–1989), German film editor Henry Krause (1913–1987), American football offensive lineman Horst Krause (1941–2025), German actor James Krause (fighter) (born 1986), American mixed martial artist James Krause (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer Jerry Krause (1939–2017), American basketball scout and general manager Johann Gottlob Krause (1760–1802), American master mason Johann Wilhelm Krause (botanist) (1764–1842), German botanist John Krause (born 1983), American soccer player Jon Krause (born 1981), Australian politician from Queensland Kai Krause (born 1957), software artist, UI designer and founder of MetaCreations Corp Karina Krause (born 1989), Thai volleyball player Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), German philosopher Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), German anatomist Karl Wilhelm Krause, (1911–2001), SS officer, personal orderly and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler Konstantin Krause (born 1967), retired German long jumper Lawrence B. Krause (born 1929), American economist Martin Krause (mathematician) (1851–1920), German mathematician and university rector Martin Krause (1853–1918), German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music Matt Krause (born 1980), American attorney and politician from Texas Max Krause (1909–1984), American football running back Mel Krause (1928–2008), American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon Michael Krause (1946–2024), German field hockey player, Mikkel Krause (born 1988), Danish curler Moose Krause (1913–1992), collegiate basketball player during the 1930s Nadine Krause (born 1982), German handball player Nell Krause (1895–1982), American politician from Nebraska, first woman to serve in unicameral legislature Orla Hermann Krause (1867–1935), Danish chess master and analyst Otto Krause (1856–1920), Argentine engineer and educator Paul Krause (born 1942), American football defensive back Paul von Krause (1852–1923), German politician Peter Krause (born 1965), American film and television actor and film producer Peter Krause (artist), American illustrator and comic book artist Petra Krause (1939–2025), German-Italian communist militant Piet Krause (born 1973), South African rugby union footballer Rainelle Krause (1988–2026), American opera singer Roswitha Krause (born 1949), German swimmer and team handball player Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), racing driver from East Germany Ryan Krause (born 1981), American football tight end Sharon Krause (born 1966), American philosopher Shawn Krause (animator), American animator Sigrun Krause (born 1954), former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s Sonja Krause (1933–2021), Swiss-American polymer chemist Tina Krause (born 1970), American actress and model Tom Krause (1934–2013), Finnish operatic baritone Tom Krause (business executive) (born 1977/78), American corporate executive and civil servant Uwe Krause (born 1955), German former footballer Wilhelm Krause (anatomist) (1833–1910), German anatomist who was born in Hannover Wolf-Rüdiger Krause (born 1944), German football coach and a former player
Krause can also refer to: Krause Bottom, a riparian forest area on the Elwha River along the Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park, Washington Krause Music Store, a two-story building in Chicago, the last commission by architect Louis Sullivan Krause Publications, a publisher of magazines and books, especially their series of Standard Catalog of World Coins which are often referred to as the Krause Catalogues Krause-Kivlin syndrome, a hereditary syndrome that mainly affects the eyes, growth and development Krause's glands, small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conductive meet Bulboid corpuscle, cutaneous receptors in the human body Otto Krause Technical School, an educational institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina Villa Krause, the city of the Argentine of San Juan in the Cuyo Iowa
See also Kraus Krauss Krauze Krausz
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