Krauße
surname · Latin script
Krauße is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country. Recorded meaning: from kraus ‘curly, frizzy’; plate shows ß/ss spelling variation.
- DEGermany≈1 in 43K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 1.1Mas Krausse
- CFCentral African Republic≈1 in 8.2Kas Krausse
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Krauße itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 140 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 43K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,900 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Krausse in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AT Austria and 2 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from kraus ‘curly, frizzy’; plate shows ß/ss spelling variation. Bearer count: 1153.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Krauße counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | — | ≈1,900 est. | ≈1 in 43K | listed | Krauße | 75 |
| CF Central African Republic | #469 | ≈730 est. | ≈1 in 8.2K | — | Krausse | 1 |
| US United States | — | 308as Krausse | 1 in 1.1M | 315 | Krausse | 140 |
| AR Argentina | — | 199as Krausse | 1 in 229K | 199 | — | 2 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈61 est. | ≈1 in 1.1M | — | Krausse | 13 |
| AT Austria | — | ≈13 est. | ≈1 in 692K | — | Krausse | 9 |
| JM Jamaica | — | ≈4 est. | ≈1 in 726K | — | Krausse | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: the dfa-band-1 register; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Krauße is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Familienname zu kraus; Karte zeigt Vokalvarianz und die Schreibungen mit/ohne Apokope sowie s/ss/ß. 1153 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Alfred Kraußeb. 1829DEGerman copperplate engraver (1829–1894)
- Isidor Robert Krausseb. 1834DEGerman painter (1834-1903)
- Heinrich Kraußeb. 1871DEGerman judge (1871-1934)
- Fritz Kraußeb. 1901DEchairman of the Meissen district association of the GSM
- Horst Kraußeb. 1949DEGerman politician
- Stefan Kraußeb. 1967DEEast German luger
- Robin Kraußeb. 1994DEGerman association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 6 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | Deutscher Familiennamenatlas Band 1 | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Krauße come from?
- from kraus ‘curly, frizzy’; plate shows ß/ss spelling variation. Bearer count: 1153. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus.
- What does the name Krauße mean?
- Recorded meaning: from kraus ‘curly, frizzy’; plate shows ß/ss spelling variation.
- In which country does Krauße have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.9 thousand people named Krauße in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled krauße.
- How common is the name Krauße?
- In the United States, the national register counted 308 people named Krausse in 2010, about 1 in 1.1 million residents.
- How common is Krauße compared with other names?
- In the Central African Republic, Krauße is the 469th most common surname of 1,109 surnames recorded there.
What do you want to know about Krauße?
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Query this name via API
curl https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/krau%C3%9FeThe same payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. Rate-limited for casual use; a free API key gives 1,000 requests a day, and bulk access is licensed separately.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Krauße” — the 469th most common surname in Central African Republic. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.