Kaus (surname)

Kaus is a German language surname. Such as the related Kauss it either belongs to the group of family names derived from a given names – in this case from several compound names of Germanic origin with the element gōʐ "Goth" (e. g. Goswin, Gosbert, Gosbald or Gauzbert) – or may be a variant of the habitational name Kues (from Late Latin covis "field barn", "rack"). Notable people with the name include:
 * Bill Kaus (1923–2006), Australian politician
 * Gina Kaus (1893–1985), Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter
 * Jan Kaus (born 1971), Estonian writer
 * Max Kaus (1891–1977), German expressionist painter
 * Mickey Kaus (born 1951), American journalist, pundit and author
 * Otto Kaus (1920–1996), American lawyer and judge
 * Stephen Kaus (born 1948), American journalist