The Krauss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,865 people carried this name — #5,097 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,815 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 445 people named Krauss.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 294 people named Krauss live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
213 people named Krauss live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Krauss have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 90 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Krauss in American newspapers,
1903–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 39,788 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Krauss.
- Krasniqi 874 · U.S. census
- Kratz 5,231 · U.S. census
- Kratzer 3,490 · U.S. census
- Kraus 19,028 · U.S. census
- Krause 34,722 · U.S. census
- Krauser 561 · U.S. census
- Kraut 1,073 · U.S. census
- Krauth 727 · U.S. census
- Krawczyk 3,516 · U.S. census
- Krawiec 1,194 · U.S. census
- Kreb 129 · U.S. census
- Kreber 168 · U.S. census
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