Krause

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Krause. === Proper noun === Krause (plural Krauses) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Krause is the 1009th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34722 individuals. Krause is most common among White (95.12%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krause”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 349. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkraʊ̯zə/ Hyphenation: Krau‧se === Etymology 1 === Variant of Kraus (“curly-haired”). ==== Proper noun ==== Krause m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krauses or (with an article) Krause, feminine genitive Krause, plural Krauses or Krause) a surname transferred from the nickname === Etymology 2 === (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?”). ==== Noun ==== Krause f (genitive Krause, plural Krausen) (uncountable) curliness ruff (neckwear) Synonym: Halskrause ===== Declension =====