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Surname

Kraus

Female form: Krausová

4 176 Bearers
200. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

From a trait

Curly-haired (from German 'kraus').

Origin: from German 'kraus' (curly)

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 188 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Kraus — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Středočeský kraj 658
2 Hlavní město Praha 513
3 Plzeňský kraj 501
4 Ústecký kraj 496
5 Královéhradecký kraj 352
6 Liberecký kraj 340
7 Jihomoravský kraj 274
8 Moravskoslezský kraj 253
9 Karlovarský kraj 225
10 Jihočeský kraj 143
11 Olomoucký kraj 137
12 Pardubický kraj 116
13 Kraj Vysočina 100
14 Zlínský kraj 68
Total CZ4 176
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 513
2 Plzeň 153
3 Nýřany 111
4 Brno 108
5 Kladno 104
6 Liberec 96
7 Teplice 88
8 Ostrava 85
9 Ústí nad Labem 83
10 Hradec Králové 82
11 Sokolov 73
12 Rakovník 72
13 Černošice 65
14 Karlovy Vary 63
15 Jičín 63
16 Most 61
17 Mladá Boleslav 53
18 Česká Lípa 53
19 Trutnov 49
20 Olomouc 49
21 Kralovice 47
22 Jablonec nad Nisou 46
23 Slaný 45
24 Semily 43
25 Nová Paka 43
26 Ostrov 42
27 Kadaň 42
28 Litvínov 38
29 Jihlava 38
30 České Budějovice 37

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011