What country is Krause from?

Krause is a surname from Germany and is one of the most common German surnames, so the name Krause is from Germany. The surname Krause comes from Middle High German krus meaning curly or curly-haired, so it originally described someone with curly hair, similar to Kraus, Krausse, and Kruse variations. It is most prevalent in Germany, particularly in eastern Germany, Saxony, and Bavaria, and is also common in Austria and Switzerland. The name Krause is ranked among the top 20 most common surnames in Germany. Due to German emigration, the name Krause is also common in the United States, where many German immigrants settled in the Midwest, particularly Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, and in Brazil and Argentina where Germans also emigrated. If you mean the faucet brand Kraus USA, which is spelled Kraus not Krause, Kraus USA is an American company founded in 2007 in Port Washington, New York, by Israeli-American entrepreneur Michael Karetnick, though it manufactures its sinks and faucets primarily in China and other Asian countries to US specifications. If you mean the jeans brand Kraus, there are several. So the surname Krause is German, meaning curly, and is from Germany, but the brand Kraus USA is an American company with German-sounding name.