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 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(frequency 1:531), 20.6% of the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(1:7,541), 3.5% of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

(1:24,831), 2.4% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

(1:9,550), 2.1% of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

(1:7,891), 1.4% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

(1:11,446) and 1.2% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(1:8,488). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:531) in the following states:Krause surname distribution
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Brandenburg Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...

(1:204) * 2.

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

(1:240) * 3.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

(1:250) * 4.

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

(1:279) * 5.

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

(1:305) * 6.

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

(1:345) * 7.

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

(1:388) * 8.

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

(1:448) * 9.

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

(1:464) * 10.

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

(1:506)

People

* Alan Krause, a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne * Albert A. Krause (1841–1913), US Civil War Veteran, City Engineer of Buffalo NY, brother of Aurel Krause, great grandfather of Tory Bruno * 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 Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (27 July 1859, Stade – 1 June 1942, Domjüch/Neustrelitz) was a German physician, botanist and mycologist. He studied medicine and botany in Berlin, where in 1881 he received his medical doctorate. From 1882 to 1893 ...

(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) James Leo Krause (born June 4, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and former mixed martial artist. He competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional from 2007 to 2020, Krause has made a name for ...

(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 * 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 Martin Krause (17 June 18532 August 1918) was a German concert pianist, piano teacher,James Methuen-Campbell (2001). Krause, Martin. ''Grove Music Online'', Oxford University Press Music criticism, music critic, and writer. Career Krause was ...

(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 * Michael Krause (1946–2024), German field hockey player, *

Mikkel Krause Mikkel Munch Krause (born 2 October 1988) is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. He is a former World Junior champion. Curling career Junior As a junior curler, Krause represented Denmark at seven World Junior Curling Championships. His first was ...

(born 1988), a Danish curler * Moose Krause (1913–1992), collegiate basketball player during the 1930s *

Nadine Krause Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen) is a former Germany, German Team handball, handballer who last played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball), Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the a ...

(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), 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 * 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 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 * Tom Krause, 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 Krause Publications is an American publisher of hobby magazines and books. The company was started by Chester L. Krause (19232016) in 1952 and published '' Numismatic News''. In the coin collecting community the company is best known for its ...

, 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

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