Given name & surname

Krause

Krause is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanKruse

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Krause comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Krause.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Krause’s family of names

In German usage, Krause as a surname has a related form in KRAUS. In German usage, Krause as a surname has a related form in KRAUS. In German usage, Krause as a surname has a related form in KRAUSER.

Walk Krause’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Danish

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