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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

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(1:8,488). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:531) in the following states: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 Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

(1:464) * 10. Hamburg (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 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 Prussia ...

, 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 Arnulf Krause (born 27 November 1955) is a German philologist who specializes in Germanic studies. Biography Arnulf Krause was born in Zell im Wiesental, Germany. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Bonn in 1989. He is a professor of Old N ...

(born 1955), a German philologist *

Asuman Krause Asuman Krause (born 1 March 1976) is a Turkish actress, singer, model and TV presenter of Circassian origin who was crowned Miss Turkey in 1998. Early life and career Born to a Circassian mother and a German father in Germany, Krause played for ...

, a German-born former model and singer of mixed Turkish and German descent *

, (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

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 ...

(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 Benjamin Krause (born 15 November 1982)
accessed: 2 March 2010 is a German List of Germany national rugby ...

, 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 (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 (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 Christiane Krause (born 14 December 1950) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with he ...

(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 (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 *

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 Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (27 July 1859, Stade – 1 June 1942, Domjüch/Neustrelitz) was a German physician, botanist and mycologist. He studied medicine and botany in Berlin, where in 1881 he received his medical doctorate. From 1882 to 1893 he ...

(1859–1942), a German botanist *

Ernst Henry Krause Ernst H. Krause (2 May 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 23 August 1989 in Newport Beach, California) was an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive. He participated in early radar and rocketry research at the Naval Research Laborat ...

(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 Fedor Krause (10 March 1857 – in Friedland in Niederschlesien; 20 September 1937 in Bad Gastein) was a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland (Lower Silesia). Biography He originally studied music at the Conservatoire in Berl ...

(1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland *

George Krause George Krause (born 1937) is an American artist photographer, now retired from the University of Houston where he established the photography department. Krause has published a few books of photographs and his work has been collected by many insti ...

(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 Gundula Krause (born 7 July 1966) is a German folk violinist. She lives in Mainz, Roetgen nearby Aachen and East- Clare (Ireland). Life and work She was born in Göttingen, Germany. She moved to Los Angeles, California, during the 1980s where s ...

(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 Helga Krause (1 September 1935 in Dresden – 17 January 1989 in Teltow) was a German film editor. Life and work Helga Krause worked from 1953 to 1987 as an editor for the film company DEFA in the former German Democratic Republic. First, she ...

(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) (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 Bull ...

, a longtime professional basketball scout and general manager *

Johann Wilhelm Krause (botanist) Johann Wilhelm Krause (1764-1842) was a German botanist. His botanical abbreviation is Krause. Described species: * '' Alsine nodosa'' (L.) Krause * '' Asclepias dinteri'' Engl. & Krause, 1910 * '' Avena sativa var. praegravis'' Krause, 1837 * ''S ...

, (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, a ...

(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 (1781–1832), a German philosopher *

Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (15 December 1797 – 8 June 1868) was a German anatomist born in Hanover. In 1818 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Göttingen, and later attained the chair of anatomy at the surgical school in ...

(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 Max Joseph Krause (April 5, 1909 – July 11, 1984) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. High school career Krause played high school football at Gonzaga ...

(1909–1984), an American football running back *

Mel Krause Mel Krause (February 4, 1928 – June 13, 2008) was an American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon. He also played professional baseball in the Northwest League. Krause also played college basketball for Oregon and coache ...

(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 (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 Paul James Krause (born February 19, 1942) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). Gifted with a great frame, speed and range, Krause established himself as a defensive force against opposing wide ...

(born 1942), a former professional American football defensive back *

Paul von Krause Paul George Christoph von Krause (4 April 1852 – 17 December 1923) was a German jurist and politician. Biography Paul von Krause was born Paul Krause in Karbowo (near Brodnica), West Prussia (modern Poland), he was ennobled ("von Krause") ...

(1852-1923), German politician * Peter Krause (born 1965), an American film and television actor and film producer *

Peter Krause (artist) Peter Krause is an American illustrator and comic book artist. He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles, most notably the ''Superman''-related titles and a three-year run on ''The Power of Shazam!'' with Captain Marvel and the Mar ...

, an American illustrator and comic book artist *

Piet Krause Petrus Johannes (Piet) Krause (born 13 July 1973 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer who is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Falcons (rugby team), Falcons in the Currie Cup competition. Piet ...

(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 ...

(born 1949), a German swimmer and team handball player * Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), a racing driver from East Germany *

Ryan Krause Ryan Krause (born June 16, 1981) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska-Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omah ...

(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 s ...

(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 Tina Krause (born July 29, 1970) is an American film actress, producer, director, and model. Career Referred to as a 'B Movie Queen', and an 'Indie Horror Queen', the bulk of her film work has been with shoestring-budget independent producers ...

(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 Uwe Krause (born 13 October 1955) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

(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 picture ...

, 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 (19232 ...

, 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 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 Krause's glands or Krause glands are small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjunctivae meet. Their ducts unite into a rather long sinus which open into the fornix conjunctiva. There ...

, small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conductive meet *

Bulboid corpuscle The bulboid corpuscles (end-bulbs of Krause) are cutaneous receptors in the human body. The end-bulbs of Krause were named after the German anatomist Wilhelm Krause (1833–1910). Function The end-bulbs of Krause were thought to be thermorecept ...

, 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 Germa ...

, an educational institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina * Villa Krause, the city of the Argentine of San Juan in the Cuyo Iowa

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