Krause

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]

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
  • Allison Krause (1951–1970), a student at Kent State University, Ohio who was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard
  • 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) (born 1945), 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
  • 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
  • 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 (born 1936), an East German-German sprint canoer
  • Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (1859–1942), a German botanist
  • Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive
  • Ernst Krause (1839–1903), a German biologist
  • Fedor Krause (1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland
  • George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jason Krause, the Rhythm/Metal/Acoustic guitar player for Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band
  • Jerry Krause, a longtime professional basketball scout and general manager
  • John Krause (born 1983), an American soccer player
  • John D. Kraus (born 1910), US physicist, radio astronomer, inventor
  • Kai Krause (born 1957), a software artist, UI designer and founder of MetaCreations Corp
  • Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), a German philosopher
  • Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), a German anatomist
  • Karl Wilhelm Krause, (1911-2001), an SS officer, personal orderly and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler
  • Konstantin Krause (born 1967), a retired German long jumper
  • Lawrence B. Krause, an economist
  • Martin Krause (mathematician) (1851–1920), German mathematician and university rector
  • Martin Krause (born 1853), a German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music
  • Matt Krause (born 1980), an American 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
  • Moose Krause (1913–1992), a well-known collegiate basketball player during the 1930s
  • Nadine Krause (born 1982), a German handball player
  • Orla Hermann Krause (1867–1935), a Danish chess master and analyst
  • Paul Krause (born 1942), a former professional American football defensive back
  • Peter Krause (born 1965), 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 (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 (born 1954), a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s
  • Tina Krause (born 1970), an American actress and model
  • Tom Krause (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 (born 1944), a 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 region
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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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