Find out how popular the last name Crouse is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Crouse.

Crouse, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Crouse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crouse in America

Crouse is the 2650th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crouse surname appeared 13,598 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Crouse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crouse to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Crouse

The surname Crouse has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 14th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "krause," which means "curly" or "kinky," referring to someone with curly hair.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Crouse can be found in various German records and documents from the 14th and 15th centuries. The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was often associated with specific place names, such as Krausendorf or Krausenhof.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Crouse was Johannes Crouse, a farmer who lived in the village of Krausendorf, near Nuremberg, in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Hans Crouse, a blacksmith who lived in Leipzig in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name Crouse began to spread beyond Germany, as many families emigrated to other parts of Europe and later to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in North America was in 1733, when Johann Crouse and his family arrived in Pennsylvania from the Palatinate region of Germany.

Throughout history, several individuals with the surname Crouse have made significant contributions in various fields. Johann Crouse (1756-1824) was a German-American farmer and politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Frederick Crouse (1815-1899) was an American industrialist who founded the Crouse-Hinds Company, a manufacturer of electrical products.

Other notable individuals with the surname Crouse include Mary Crouse (1865-1938), an American philanthropist and benefactor of Syracuse University, and William Crouse (1823-1899), an American businessman and banker who co-founded the Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York.

The surname Crouse has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Krause, Kraus, and Krausse, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic changes within Germany and other regions where the name was present.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crouse

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Crouse.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Crouse was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Crouse has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Crouse was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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