{{short description|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:<ref name="krause2014">[https://forebears.io/surnames/krause Krause surname distribution]</ref> * 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 (1931–2023), an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne *Albert A. Krause (1841–1913), US Civil War Veteran,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Levine|first=Bruce|last2=Kamphoefner|first2=Walter D.|last3=Helbich|first3=Wolfgang|last4=Sommer|first4=Ulrike|last5=Vogel|first5=Susan Carter|date=September 1992|title=News from the Land of Freedom: German Immigrants Write Home.|journal=The Journal of American History|volume=79|issue=2|pages=654|doi=10.2307/2080093|issn=0021-8723|jstor=2080093}}</ref> City Engineer of Buffalo NY, brother of Aurel Krause, great grandfather of Tory Bruno{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} *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 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), 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 *Dominik Krause (born 1990), German politician (Greens) *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 *Georg Krause (1901–1986), a German cinematographer *Georg Krause (oologist) (1858–1915), German oologist *George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer *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 professional baseball player *Helga Krause (1935–1989), a German film editor *Henry Krause (1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman *Horst Krause (1941–2025), German actor *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 *Jon Krause (born 1981), Australian politician *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 *Michael Krause (1946–2024), German field hockey player, *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), 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 *Rainelle Krause (1988–2026), American opera singer *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 *Shawn P. Krause, American animator *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, 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
== See also == * Kraus * Krauss * Krauze * Krausz
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{{surname}} Category:Surnames derived from nicknames Category:German-language surnames