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]
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
^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.
ISSN0021-8723.
JSTOR2080093.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameKrause. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
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]
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
^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.
ISSN0021-8723.
JSTOR2080093.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameKrause. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.