Krause

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

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 Australia (1:8,488).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:531) in the following states:
 * 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)

People

 * Alan Krause, 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, 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 former 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), former 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
 * 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
 * George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
 * Georg Krause (oologist) (1858 – 1915), German oologist
 * 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 former professional baseball player
 * Helga Krause (1935–1989), a German film editor
 * Henry Krause (1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman
 * 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
 * John D. Kraus (1910–2004), US physicist, radio astronomer, inventor
 * 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), former professional 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
 * Piet Krause (Piet) Krause (born 1973), a former South African rugby union footballer
 * Roswitha Krause (born 1949), a German swimmer and team handball player
 * Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), a racing driver from East Germany
 * Ryan Krause (born 1981), American football tight end
 * Sharon R. Krause, American philosopher
 * 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
 * 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