# 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
* 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
* 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