Czech surnames
Kraus: what the name means
Kraus: German “curly”.
In January 2017, 8,578 people in Czechia were named Kraus or Krausová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,050
- Around Plzeň323
- Around Kladno243
- Around Brno237
- Around Nýřany220
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Kraus mean?
Kraus: German “curly”.
How many people are called Kraus in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 8,578 people in Czechia were named Kraus or Krausová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kraus most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,050), Plzeň (323), Kladno (243).