Krause (German for ''
ruffle'') is a common
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
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 (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
(frequency 1:531), 20.6% of the
United States
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(1:7,541), 3.5% of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
(1:24,831), 2.4% of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
(1:9,550), 2.1% of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
(1:7,891), 1.4% of
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
(1:11,446) and 1.2% of
Australia (1:8,488).
In
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:531) in the following states:
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* 1. Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square ...
(1:204)
* 2. Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
(1:240)
* 3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...
(1:250)
* 4. Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...
(1:279)
* 5. Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
(1:305)
* 6. Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
(1:345)
* 7. Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
(1:388)
* 8. Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
(1:448)
* 9. Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie H ...
(1:464)
* 10. Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
(1:506)
People
*Alan Krause
Alan Krause (born 14 August 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of ...
, a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne
*Albert A. Krause, (1841–1913), US Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states t ...
Veteran, City Engineer of Buffalo NY, brother of Aurel Krause
Aurel Krause (December 30, 1848 – March 14, 1908) was a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit Indians of southeast Alaska, published in 1885.
Krause was born in Polnisch Konopath near Schwetz, West Prussi ...
, great grandfather of Tory Bruno
Tory Bruno (born November 3, 1961 as Salvatore Thomas Bruno) is an American aerospace engineer and executive. He has been the CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) since August 2014. Before ULA, he worked at Lockheed Martin, where he made the trans ...
*Allison Krause
Allison Beth Krause ( ; April 23, 1951 – May 4, 1970) was an American honor student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was killed by soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard in the Kent State shootings, while protesting against ...
(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
Aurel Krause (December 30, 1848 – March 14, 1908) was a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit Indians of southeast Alaska, published in 1885.
Krause was born in Polnisch Konopath near Schwetz, West Prussi ...
, (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
Tory Bruno (born November 3, 1961 as Salvatore Thomas Bruno) is an American aerospace engineer and executive. He has been the CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) since August 2014. Before ULA, he worked at Lockheed Martin, where he made the trans ...
*Axel Krause
Axel Krause, born 23 October 1958 in Halle (Saale), is a German painter and graphic artist. He is associated with the New Leipzig School and lives and works in Leipzig. He studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig in 1981–1986. ...
(born 1958), a German painter and graphic artist
*Barbara Krause
Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Krause won go ...
(born 1959), a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany
*Beaver & Krause
Beaver & Krause were an American musical duo comprising Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause. Their 1967 album ''The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music'' was a pioneering work in the electronic music genre. The pair were Robert Moog's sales representati ...
, a musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause
* Benjamin Krause, a German rugby union player
*Bernhard Krause
Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar
*Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946 ...
, (1910–1945), an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II
*Bernie Krause
Bernard L. Krause (born December 8, 1938) is an American musician and soundscape ecologist. In 1968, he founded Wild Sanctuary, an organization dedicated to the recording and archiving of natural soundscapes. Krause is an author, a bio-acoustici ...
(born 1938), an American bioacoustician
* Bob Krause (Athletic Director) (born 1945), former athletic director at Kansas State University
*Bob Krause (politician)
Robert A. Krause (born January 15, 1950) is currently president of the Veterans National Recovery Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. He is a former State Representative from Iowa, and served in the Iowa General Assembly from 1973 unti ...
(born 1950), 2010 Democratic candidate for United States Senate from Iowa
*Brian Krause
Brian Jeffrey Krause (born February 1, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Leo Wyatt on The WB television series '' Charmed'' (1998–2006) and for portraying the lead role of Charles Brady in the 1992 horror film '' Sleepwa ...
(born 1969), an American actor
*Carolyn H. Krause
Carolyn H. Krause (born October 20, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and represented the 66th district from 1993 to her retirement in 2009.
Krause graduated from University of Wi ...
(born 1938), a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
*Charles I. Krause
Charles I. Krause (December 11, 1911 – July 17, 2002) was an American labor union organizer and local executive.
One of the first 1,000 men recruited to join the nascent United Auto Workers (UAW) in 1935 by John L. Lewis, then-president of t ...
(1911–2002), an American labor union organizer and local executive
*Charles Krause (gymnast)
Charles Krause was an American gymnast and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport ...
, an American gymnast and Olympic medalist
* Christiane Krause (born 1950), a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
*Christopher Krause
Christopher Krause (born May 24, 1984) is a German footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for SV Buchonia Flieden
SV Buchonia Flieden is a German association football club in Flieden, Hesse.
History
The association was created in ...
(born 1984), a German footballer who plays for Borussia Fulda
*Dagmar Krause
Dagmar Krause (born 4 June 1950) is a German singer, best known for her work with avant-rock groups including Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, and Art Bears. She is also noted for her coverage of songs by Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler. H ...
(born 1950), a German singer who works with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears
*Dieter Krause
Dieter Krause (18 January 1936 – 10 August 2020) was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (with Paul Lange, Günther Pe ...
(born 1936), an East German-German sprint canoer
*Elisabeth Krause
Anna Elisabeth Krause is a German-American astronomer and assistant professor of physics at the University of Arizona.
Education
Krause received a physics Diplom from the University of Bonn in 2007. She worked with Peter Schneider from Bonn ...
, 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) Ernst Krause may refer to:
*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), ...
, several people
* Fedor Krause (1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland
* George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
*Gérard Krause
Gérard Krause (born 1965) is a German epidemiologist. He is currently based at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig.
Career
After obtaining a doctoral degree in tropical medicine at the University of Heidelberg and ...
(born 1965), a German epidemiologist
*Greg Krause
Greg Krause (born April 4, 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games ...
(born 1976), an Arena Football League offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers
* Gundula Krause (born 1966), a German folk violinist
*Günther Krause
Günther Krause (born 3 September 1953) is a German engineer, academic, politician and businessman. After the Peaceful Revolution, he entered politics, serving in the Volkskammer and as a senior adviser to Minister-President Lothar de Maizière ...
(born 1953), a German politician
*Hans-Henrik Krause
Hans-Henrik Krause (13 March 1918 – 15 April 2002) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 29 films between 1942 and 1992. He was born in Hellerup, Denmark.
Filmography
* '' Planetens spejle'' (1992)
* ''Mord i Paradis'' ( ...
(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
Henry J. "Red" Krause, Jr. (August 28, 1913 – February 20, 1987) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at St. Louis Universi ...
(1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman
*James Krause (fighter)
James Leo Krause (born June 4, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the welterweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Krause has made a name for himself fighting all ov ...
(born 1986), American mixed martial artist
*James Krause (footballer)
James Krause (born 9 January 1987) is a former professional footballer. He is currently the First Team Coach Analyst at EFL Championship club Bristol City.
Krause, a defender, began his career with Ipswich Town and has represented England at u ...
(born 1987), English footballer
*Jerry Krause
Jerome Richard Krause (April 6, 1939 – March 21, 2017) was an American sports scout and executive who was the general manager of the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1985 to 2003.
His tenure with the B ...
, a longtime professional basketball scout and general manager
* Johann Wilhelm Krause (botanist), (1764–1842), German botanist
* John Krause (born 1983), an American soccer player
*John D. Kraus
John Daniel Kraus (June 28, 1910 – July 18, 2004) was an American physicist known for his contributions to electromagnetics, radio astronomy, and antenna theory. His inventions included the helical antenna, the corner reflector antenna ...
(born 1910), US physicist, radio astronomer, inventor
* Kai Krause (born 1957), a software artist, UI designer and founder of MetaCreations Corp
* Karina Krause (born 1989), Thai volleyball player
*Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (; 6 May 1781 – 27 September 1832) was a German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism. Krausism, when considered in its totality as a complete, stand-alone philosophical system, had only a small ...
(1781–1832), a German philosopher
* Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), a German anatomist
*Karl Wilhelm Krause
Karl Wilhelm Krause (5 March 1911 – 6 May 2001) was a Waffen-SS officer (SS number: 236,858) who rose to the rank of SS-''Hauptsturmführer'' (captain) during World War II. He was a personal orderly (valet) and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler from ...
, (1911–2001), an SS officer, personal orderly and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler
*Konstantin Krause
Konstantin Krause (born 8 October 1967, in Bad Langensalza) is a retired German long jumper.
He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. He represented the sports clubs TV Wattenscheid, TV Heppenheim and LG Ohra/Hörsel, ...
(born 1967), a retired German long jumper
*Lawrence B. Krause
Lawrence Berle Krause (born 1929) is an American economist.
Education
Krause received a B.A. from the University of Michigan (with distinction) in 1951, a M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan in 1952, and a Ph.D. in economics fro ...
, an 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 critic, and writer.
Career
Martin Krause was born in Lo ...
(1853–1918), a German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music
*Matt Krause
Matthew Haston Krause (born August 19, 1980) is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 93rd district.
Early life and education
Krause was born in Tyler, Texas, and raise ...
(born 1980), an American attorney and politician
* Max Krause (1909–1984), an American football running back
* Mel Krause (1928–2008), an American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon
*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), a well-known collegiate basketball player during the 1930s
*Nadine Krause
Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen) is a former German handballer who last played for Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the age of 17. She was top scorer at the 2005 World Champions ...
(born 1982), a German handball player
*Orla Hermann Krause
Orla Hermann Krause (3 November 1867 – 28 September 1935) was a Danish chess master and analyst.
He took 2nd, behind Andreas Rosendahl, at Copenhagen 1895, took 2nd at Copenhagen 1899 (the 2nd Nordic Championship, Jorgen Moeller won), took 5 ...
(1867–1935), a Danish chess master and analyst
* Paul Krause (born 1942), a former professional American football defensive back
* Paul von Krause (1852-1923), German politician
* Peter Krause (born 1965), an American film and television actor and film producer
* Peter Krause (artist), an American illustrator and comic book artist
* Piet Krause (Piet) Krause (born 1973), a former South African rugby union footballer
*Roswitha Krause
Roswitha Krause (born 3 November 1949) is a retired German freestyle swimmer and team handball player. She is the first woman to win Summer Olympic medals in two different sports. Krause won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico i ...
(born 1949), a German swimmer and team handball player
* Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), a racing driver from East Germany
* Ryan Krause (born 1981), an American football tight end
*Sigrun Krause
Sigrun Krause (later Filbrich, born 28 January 1954) is a retired East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Krause also won a si ...
(born 1954), a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s
*Sonja Krause
Sonja Krause Goodwin (1933–2021) was a Swiss-American physical chemist specializing in the thermodynamics and effects of electric fields on polymer solutions, and also interested in climate history.
Education and career
Krause was born in 193 ...
(born 1933), a Swiss-American polymer chemist
* Tina Krause (born 1970), an American actress and model
*Tom Krause
Tom Gunnar Krause (5 July 1934 − 6 December 2013) was a Finnish operatic bass-baritone, particularly associated with Mozart roles.
Early life
Born in Helsinki, Tom Krause studied medicine for three years with the intention of becoming a psyc ...
(born 1934), a Finnish operatic baritone
* Uwe Krause (born 1955), a German former footballer
* Wilhelm Krause (anatomist) (1833–1910), a German anatomist who was born in Hannover
*Wolf-Rüdiger Krause
Wolf-Rüdiger Krause (born 7 September 1944) is a German Association football, football coach and a former player. As a player, he spent two seasons in the Fußball-Bundesliga, Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.
Honours
* Fußball-Bundeslig ...
(born 1944), a German football coach and a former player
Krause can also refer to:
*Krause Bottom
Krause Bottom is a riparian forest area on the Elwha River along the Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park, Washington. It contains a forest of bigleaf maple, red alder
''Alnus rubra'', the red alder,
is a deciduous broadleaf tree n ...
, a riparian forest area on the Elwha River along the Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park, Washington
*Krause Music Store
The Krause Music Store is a 1922 structure designed Louis Sullivan and is a National Historic Landmark Building. It is the last of the 126 buildings designed by Sullivan.
With its curvilinear plant-like forms and intricate framing of the pictur ...
, 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. Originally a company founded and based in Iola, Wisconsin, they relocated to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in April 2018.
The company was started by Chester L. Krause (1923 ...
, a publisher of magazines and books, especially their series of Standard Catalog of World Coins
The ''Standard Catalog of World Coins'' is a series of numismatic catalogs, commonly known as the Krause catalogs. They are published by Krause Publications, a division of Active Interest Media.
Overview
The by-century volumes list by date virt ...
which are often referred to as the Krause Catalogues
*Krause-Kivlin syndrome
Peters-plus syndrome or Krause–Kivlin syndrome is a hereditary syndrome defined by Peters' anomaly, dwarfism and intellectual disability.
Signs and symptoms
Features of this syndrome include Peters' anomaly, corneal opacity, central defect o ...
, 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
The Escuela Técnica Otto Krause is an educational institution located at the intersection of Paseo Colón Avenue and Chile Street, in the San Telmo section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Named after its founder, the engineer Otto Krause, son of Germ ...
, 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
References
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German-language surnames