Krause

See also: krause and krausē

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Krause.

Proper noun

Krause (plural Krauses)

  1. 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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraʊ̯zə/
  • (file)
  • 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)

  1. 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, no plural)

  1. curliness
    • 2012, Wolfgang Weihrauch, editor, Gemüsepflanzen, page 129:
      Was bedeutet die Krause der Blätter [der Rhabarber]?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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