Krause (German for ruffle) is a common German language 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]
People
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Alan Krause (1931–2023), an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne
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Albert A. Krause (1841–1913), US Civil War Veteran,
City Engineer of Buffalo NY, brother of Aurel Krause, great grandfather of Tory Bruno
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Allison Krause (1951–1970), a student at Kent State University, Ohio who was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard
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Arnulf Krause (born 1955), a German philologist
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Asuman Krause, a German-born former model and singer of mixed Turkish and German descent
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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
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Axel Krause (born 1958), a German painter and graphic artist
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Barbara Krause (born 1959), a freestyle swimmer from East Germany
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Beaver & Krause, a musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause
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Benjamin Krause, a German rugby union player
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Bernhard Krause, (1910–1945), an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II
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Bernie Krause (born 1938), an American bioacoustician
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Bob Krause (Athletic Director) (1945–2015), athletic director at Kansas State University
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Bob Krause (politician) (born 1950), 2010 Democratic candidate for United States Senate from Iowa
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Brian Krause (born 1969), an American actor
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Brigitte Krause (1929–2007), East German actress
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Carolyn H. Krause (born 1938), a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
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Charles I. Krause (1911–2002), an American labor union organizer and local executive
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Charles Krause (gymnast), an American gymnast and Olympic medalist
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Chester Krause (1923–2016), American numismatist and publisher
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Christiane Krause (born 1950), a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
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Christopher Krause (born 1984), a German footballer who plays for Borussia Fulda
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Dagmar Krause (born 1950), a German singer who works with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears
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Dieter Krause (1936–2020), an East German-German sprint canoer
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Elisabeth Krause, a German-American astronomer
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Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (1859–1942), a German botanist
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Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive
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Ernst Krause (disambiguation), several people
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Fedor Krause (1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland
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Georg Krause (1901–1986), a German cinematographer
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Georg Krause (oologist) (1858–1915), German oologist
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George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
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Gérard Krause (born 1965), a German epidemiologist
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Greg Krause (born 1976), an Arena Football League offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers
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Gundula Krause (born 1966), a German folk violinist
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Günther Krause (born 1953), a German politician
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Hans-Henrik Krause (1918–2002), a Danish actor and film director
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Harry Krause (1888–1940), a professional baseball player
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Helga Krause (1935–1989), a German film editor
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Henry Krause (1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman
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Horst Krause (1941–2025), German actor
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James Krause (fighter) (born 1986), American mixed martial artist
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James Krause (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
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Jerry Krause, a longtime professional basketball scout and general manager
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Johann Gottlob Krause (1760–1802), American master mason
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Johann Wilhelm Krause (botanist), (1764–1842), German botanist
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John Krause (born 1983), American soccer player
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Kai Krause (born 1957), software artist, UI designer and founder of MetaCreations Corp
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Karina Krause (born 1989), Thai volleyball player
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Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), German philosopher
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Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), German anatomist
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Karl Wilhelm Krause, (1911–2001), SS officer, personal orderly and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler
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Konstantin Krause (born 1967), retired German long jumper
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Lawrence B. Krause, economist
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Martin Krause (mathematician) (1851–1920), German mathematician and university rector
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Martin Krause (1853–1918), German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music
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Matt Krause (born 1980), American attorney and politician
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Max Krause (1909–1984), American football running back
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Mel Krause (1928–2008), American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon
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Michael Krause (1946–2024), German field hockey player,
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Mikkel Krause (born 1988), a Danish curler
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Moose Krause (1913–1992), collegiate basketball player during the 1930s
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Nadine Krause (born 1982), German handball player
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Orla Hermann Krause (1867–1935), Danish chess master and analyst
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Otto Krause (1856–1920), Argentine engineer and educator
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Paul Krause (born 1942), American football defensive back
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Paul von Krause (1852–1923), German politician
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Peter Krause (born 1965), American film and television actor and film producer
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Peter Krause (artist), American illustrator and comic book artist
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Petra Krause (1939–2025), German-Italian communist militant
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Piet Krause (born 1973), South African rugby union footballer
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Roswitha Krause (born 1949), German swimmer and team handball player
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Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), racing driver from East Germany
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Ryan Krause (born 1981), American football tight end
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Sharon R. Krause, American philosopher
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Sigrun Krause (born 1954), former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s
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Sonja Krause (1933–2021), Swiss-American polymer chemist
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Tina Krause (born 1970), American actress and model
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Tom Krause (1934–2013), Finnish operatic baritone
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Tom Krause, American corporate executive and civil servant
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Uwe Krause (born 1955), German former footballer
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Wilhelm Krause (anatomist) (1833–1910), German anatomist who was born in Hannover
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Wolf-Rüdiger Krause (born 1944), German football coach and a former player
Krause can also refer to:
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Krause Bottom, a riparian forest area on the Elwha River along the Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park, Washington
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Krause Music Store, a two-story building in Chicago, the last commission by architect Louis Sullivan
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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
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Krause-Kivlin syndrome, a hereditary syndrome that mainly affects the eyes, growth and development
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Krause's glands, small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conductive meet
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Bulboid corpuscle, cutaneous receptors in the human body
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Otto Krause Technical School, an educational institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Villa Krause, the city of the Argentine of San Juan in the Cuyo Iowa
See also