Krause

Borrowed from German Krause.

Krause (plural Krauses)

1. A surname from German.
   • 2025 February 7, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Curt Devine, Majlie de Puy Kamp and Rene Marsh, “‘Second American Revolution’: The team behind DOGE’s government overhaul”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In a letter to lawmakers from a Treasury Department official, the department confirmed Krause has joined Treasury as a “special government employee” – the same designation that applies to Musk – which means he can only work for the government for 130 days or fewer over the next year.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krause is the 1009^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34722 individuals. Krause is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krause”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraʊ̯zə/

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• Hyphenation: Krau‧se

Variant of Kraus (“curly-haired”).

Krause m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krauses or (with an article) Krause, feminine genitive Krause, plural Krauses or Krause)

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From kraus or the other way round?”).

Krause f (genitive Krause, plural Krausen)

1. (uncountable) curliness
   • 2012, Wolfgang Weihrauch, editor, Gemüsepflanzen, page 129:

     Was bedeutet die Krause der Blätter [der Rhabarber]?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. ruff (neckwear)

   Synonym: Halskrause