Given name & surname

Kraus

Kraus is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, Czech, and Slovak.

Original GermanKruse

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kraus comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Kraus.

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Kraus’s family of names

In German usage, Kraus as a surname has a related form in KRAUSE. In German usage, Kraus as a surname has a related form in KRAUSE. In German usage, Kraus as a surname has a related form in Krausen.

Walk Kraus’s family in the name graph

KrausKruseKraussKrauseKrausseKreiselKrüsiKreisslKrauszKräußleKrausmannKrausen

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Similar names

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German

Knauss

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Danish

Krebs

“crab”

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German

Krane

Krane is a surname from German.

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German

Krumm

“crooked”

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German

Krugh

Krugh is a surname from German.

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German

Kraatz

Kraatz is a surname from German.

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German

Krupp

Krupp is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Czech.

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Swabian

Schauss

Schauss is a surname from German.

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Sibling ideas

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