# Krause (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/krause/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,722 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,009 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,892 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (34,345 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Krause.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Krause in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Krause in the United States, the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark.

## People named Krause

- Peter Krause, American actor (born 1965)
- Brian Krause, American actor
- Johann Wilhelm Krause, Baltic German architect (1757–1828)
- Louisa Krause, American actress
- Charles Krause, American Olympic gymnast
- Jerry Krause, American sports executive (1939–2017)
- Nick Krause, American actor
- Hans-Henrik Krause, actor, Film director (1918–2002)
- Moose Krause, American football, basketball, and baseball player (1913–1992)
- Paul Krause, American football safety, all time interception leader

## Similar surnames

Kruse, Kraus, Krauss, Krouse, Kearse, Krise, Krass, Kresge, Krawiec, Kirk, Kirsch, Kersey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.