How common is the surname Krause?

34,722 people in the United States had the surname Krause in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,892 Americans. It ranked 1,009th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Krause?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Krause identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Krause?

Peter Krause, American actor (born 1965), followed by Brian Krause.

Where is the surname Krause most common?

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

Is the surname Krause getting more or less common?

More common. 34,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,722 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Krause

A German surname, carried by 34,722 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Krause is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Krause.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,722 people named Krause in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,892 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,345.

#1,009

rank among US surnames

34,722

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #932)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,000	Archer	34,949	8,834
#1,001	Haas	34,918	8,842
#1,002	Galloway	34,909	8,844
#1,003	Bray	34,906	8,845
#1,004	Nieves	34,896	8,848
#1,005	Petty	34,882	8,851
#1,006	McGrath	34,871	8,854

Who is named Krause

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Krause identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Krauses

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Krause
American actor (born 1965)
Brian Krause
American actor, born 1969
Johann Wilhelm Krause
Baltic German architect (1757–1828)
Louisa Krause
American actress, born 1986
Charles Krause
American Olympic gymnast, 1900–2000
Jerry Krause
American sports executive (1939–2017)
Nick Krause
American actor, born 1992
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, born 1942

Notable Krauses come mostly from the United States (8), the Russian Empire (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Krause

Krause has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Krause come from?: Borrowed from German Krause.
How common is the surname Krause?: 34,722 people in the United States had the surname Krause in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,892 Americans. It ranked 1,009th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Krause?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Krause identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Krause?: Peter Krause, American actor (born 1965), followed by Brian Krause.
Where is the surname Krause most common?: Wikidata records people named Krause in the United States, the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Krause getting more or less common?: More common. 34,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,722 in 2010, up 1.1%.