Krause

Surname list

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:[1]

  • 1. Brandenburg (1:204)
  • 2. Saxony-Anhalt (1:240)
  • 3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:250)
  • 4. Berlin (1:279)
  • 5. Saxony (1:305)
  • 6. Schleswig-Holstein (1:345)
  • 7. Thuringia (1:388)
  • 8. Lower Saxony (1:448)
  • 9. Bremen (1:464)
  • 10. Hamburg (1:506)

People

  • Alan Krause, a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne
  • Albert A. Krause, (1841–1913), US Civil War Veteran,[2] City Engineer of Buffalo NY, brother of Aurel Krause, great grandfather of Tory Bruno[citation needed]
  • Allison Krause (1951–1970), a student at Kent State University, Ohio who was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard
  • Arnulf Krause (born 1955), a German philologist
  • Asuman Krause, a German-born former model and singer of mixed Turkish and German descent
  • Aurel Krause, (1848–1908), a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit Indians of southeast Alaska, brother of Albert Krause and great grand uncle of Tory Bruno
  • Axel Krause (born 1958), a German painter and graphic artist
  • Barbara Krause (born 1959), a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany
  • Beaver & Krause, a musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause
  • Benjamin Krause, a 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), former athletic director at Kansas State University
  • Bob Krause (politician) (born 1950), 2010 Democratic candidate for United States Senate from Iowa
  • Brian Krause (born 1969), an American actor
  • Brigitte Krause (1929–2007), East German actress
  • Carolyn H. Krause (born 1938), a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Charles I. Krause (1911–2002), an American labor union organizer and local executive
  • Charles Krause (gymnast), an American gymnast and Olympic medalist
  • Chester Krause (1923–2016), American numismatist and publisher
  • Christiane Krause (born 1950), a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
  • Christopher Krause (born 1984), a German footballer who plays for Borussia Fulda
  • Dagmar Krause (born 1950), a German singer who works with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears
  • Dieter Krause (1936–2020), an East German-German sprint canoer
  • Elisabeth Krause, a German-American astronomer
  • Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (1859–1942), a German botanist
  • Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive
  • Ernst Krause (disambiguation), several people
  • Fedor Krause (1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland
  • George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
  • Georg Krause (oologist) (1858 – 1915), German oologist
  • Gérard Krause (born 1965), a German epidemiologist
  • Greg Krause (born 1976), an Arena Football League offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers
  • Gundula Krause (born 1966), a German folk violinist
  • Günther Krause (born 1953), a German politician
  • Hans-Henrik Krause (1918–2002), a Danish actor and film director
  • Harry Krause (1888–1940), a former professional baseball player
  • Helga Krause (1935–1989), a German film editor
  • Henry Krause (1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman
  • James Krause (fighter) (born 1986), American mixed martial artist
  • James Krause (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
  • Jerry Krause, a longtime professional 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
  • John D. Kraus (1910–2004), US physicist, radio astronomer, inventor
  • 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, 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
  • Max Krause (1909–1984), American football running back
  • Mel Krause (1928–2008), American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon
  • Mikkel Krause (born 1988), a Danish curler
  • Moose Krause (1913–1992), collegiate basketball player during the 1930s
  • Nadine Krause (born 1982), German handball player
  • Orla Hermann Krause (1867–1935), Danish chess master and analyst
  • Otto Krause (1856–1920), Argentine engineer and educator
  • Paul Krause (born 1942), former professional 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
  • Piet Krause (Piet) Krause (born 1973), a former South African rugby union footballer
  • Roswitha Krause (born 1949), a German swimmer and team handball player
  • Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), a racing driver from East Germany
  • Ryan Krause (born 1981), American football tight end
  • Sharon R. Krause, American philosopher
  • 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
  • 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:

See also

References

  1. ^ Krause surname distribution
  2. ^ Levine, Bruce; Kamphoefner, Walter D.; Helbich, Wolfgang; Sommer, Ulrike; Vogel, Susan Carter (September 1992). "News from the Land of Freedom: German Immigrants Write Home". The Journal of American History. 79 (2): 654. doi:10.2307/2080093. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2080093.
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