Krause

Krause (German for ruffle) is a common German surname.

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

• 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)

• Alan Krause (1931–2023), an 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
• 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