The Krouse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,759 people carried this name — #8,724 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 20% from 3,142 in 2000.

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In print

Krouse in American newspapers,
1917–1921.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Krouse
Daily Kennebec Journal 1921-03-16
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Krouse
Evening Times-republican 1917-01-16
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Krouse
Evening Times-republican 1919-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,513 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Krouse in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

201 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krouse. The most, 32, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 57
Queensland 54
New South Wales 52
South Australia 17
Tasmania 10
Western Australia 10
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Krouse.

Who carried it

People named Krouse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • F. Michael Krouse d. 1955 · teacher
  • Marlin Krouse 1908–2001 · teacher
  • Ray Krouse 1927–1966 · American football player
  • Howard Roy Krouse 1935–2010 · physicist

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Krouse,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States313 records

313 records of the Krouse name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 98
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank A. Krouse

    Born 1914 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland; miner. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Beaverdale, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Charles Krouse

    Born 1931; from North Highlands, California. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rudolph Krouse

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Liverpool from Liverpool, aged 22; farmer.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 313 records for Krouse in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands74 records

74 records of the Krouse name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 39
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 20
  • Dutch population registers 15
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermina Krouse

    Born 1855 in Lonneker. Married in 1887 in Lonneker.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johannes Gradus Krouse

    Born 1897 in Lonneker. Died 1961 in Oldenzaal, aged 63; textile worker.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Geesjen Krouse

    Died 1825 in Schoonebeek, aged 72; farmer.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 74 records for Krouse in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Krouse name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Krouse

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Aconcagua, aged 38.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Whihlemena Krouse

    Died 1913 in Lower Longley, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis Joseph Krouse

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1908.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Krouse in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Krouse name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Eliza Krouse

    Married 1848 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Charles A. Krouse

    Born 1867 in Lahave, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Thomas K. Krouse

    Born 1873 in Middle Lahave, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Krouse in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Krouse name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Krouse

    From Scharnebeck, Lüneburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 January 1915 (Grenadier Regiment No. 1).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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