Kaus is a German language surname. Such as the related Kauss it either belongs to the group of family names derived from a given names – in this case from several compound names of Germanic origin with the element gōʐ "Goth" (e. g. Goswin, Gosbert, Gosbald or Gauzbert) – or may be a variant of the habitational name Kues (from Late Latin covis "field barn", "rack"). Notable people with the name include: Bill Kaus (1923–2006), Australian politician Gina Kaus (1893–1985), Austrian-American novelist and screenwriter Jan Kaus (born 1971), Estonian writer Max Kaus (1891–1977), German expressionist painter Mickey Kaus (born 1951), American journalist, pundit and author Otto Kaus (1920–1996), American lawyer and judge Stephen Kaus (born 1948), American journalist Aaron Reid Kaus (born 1974), Canadian Registered Massage Therapist References