Kraus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

The distinguished surname Kraus is a proud symbol of a Jewish culture, which is found in many places world-wide. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt surnames, since people were moving closer together, and it was becoming difficult to distinguish between people with the same names. The surname Kraus is a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname Kraus comes from the German word kraus, which means curly. As a nickname, this surname was given to a person who had curly hair.

Kraus Ranking

In the United States, the name Kraus is the 2,694^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Kraus is ranked the 8,555^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Kraus migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kraus Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Michael Kraus and John Georg Kraus, both of whom emigrated to America in 1709
Johannes Kraus, who settled in Philadelphia in 1727
Wilhelm Kraus, who settled in Philadelphia in 1733
Christoper Kraus, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 3
Hans Joerg Kraus, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Kraus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wolf Kraus, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1845 3
Mr. Wilh. Kraus, aged 21, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
Andrew Kraus, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 3
Arnold Kraus, aged 52, who landed in Missouri in 1848 3
Lorenz Kraus, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1849 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Kraus Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Kraus, who landed in Alabama in 1921 3

Kraus migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kraus Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Clara Kraus, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Jacob Kraus, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Johanna Kraus, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Johannes Kraus, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Kraus (post 1700) +

Major-General Walter Francis Kraus (1894-1977), American Chief of Staff, Army Air Force Flying Training Command (1945-1946) 4
Private First Class Richard Edward Kraus, American soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
Milton Kraus (1866-1942), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1917-23 5
Michelle Kraus, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004 5
James Kraus, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004 5
Horst Kraus (b. 1930), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2004, 2008 (alternate) 5
Elizabeth Kraus, American Republican politician, Elected South Dakota State Senate 33rd District 2010 5
Edward C. Kraus, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1925 5
Edward Kraus, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948 5
Charles W. Kraus, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964 5
... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Kraus family +

Bismarck

Adam Kraus (1921-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Walter Kraus. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Kraus/Walter_Francis/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details