Krause History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Krause 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 Krause is a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname Krause comes from the German word kraus, which means curly. As a nickname, this surname was given to a person who had curly hair.

Krause Ranking

In the United States, the name Krause is the 1,122^nd most popular surname with an estimated 27,357 people with that name. 1

Krause migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Krause Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Leonhard Krause, (1715-1762), who arrived in Georgia in 1736 aboard the ship "London Merchant" 2
Matthaeus Krause, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
Matthew Krause, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
Christiana B Krause, who landed in New York, NY in 1743 2
Christina B Krause, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
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Krause Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leberecht Friedrich Ehregott Krause, aged 34, who arrived in America in 1838 2
Wilhelmine Krause, aged 25, who landed in America in 1839 2
Dorothea Sophia Krause, aged 56, who landed in America in 1839 2
Elisabeth, Johannes, Margarete, and William Krause, who settled in Baltimore in 1840
Hanna Luise Wilhelmine Krause, aged 33, who landed in America in 1843 2
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Krause Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Phillip Krause, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 2

Krause migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Krause Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Edward Krause, (b. 1838), aged 27, British farm labourer travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 1st January 1866 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Krause (post 1700) +

Jerry Krause (1936-2023), American basketball coach and director, inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022
Bob Krause (1945-2015), American academic, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Kansas State University from 1986 to 2009
Charles Krause, American sliver and bronze Olympic medalist for gymnastics at the 1904 games
Dr Ernst H. Krause (1913-1989), American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive
Charles I. Krause (1911-2002), American labor union organizer and local executive
Brian Jeffrey Krause (b. 1969), American actor
Bernie Krause (b. 1938), American musician
Elmer Krause, American politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Ozaukee County, 1938 4
Edward Krause, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944 4
Douglas P. Krause, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Naperville, Illinois, 2007 4
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Historic Events for the Krause family +

Bismarck

Heinz Krause (1921-1941), German Verwaltungsgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

USS Arizona

Mr. Fred Joseph Krause, American Seaman First Class from Minnesota, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, 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/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.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
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html