Krauss Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Krauss is usually a form of Krause. Before spelling was fixed, Krause was also written Krauss. The family name meaning is “Curly-haired”, the same as for Krause. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The same family of names includes Kraus and Kruse.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Krauss, so the heraldry linked to Krause is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Krauss report, with a museum-style coat of arms.