Straub

Straub is a Germanic surname that literally means “one with bushy or bristly hair” and “destroy or rob.” cite book |last= Smith |first= Elsdon Coles |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= American Surnames |year=2003 |publisher= Genealogical Publishing Co. |location=Baltimore |id= ISBN 0806311509 |pages=18 ] It's original meaning in Middle High German is "rough" or "unkempt." cite book |last= Hanks |first= Patrick |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |year=2003 |publisher= Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |id= ISBN 0195081374 |pages=420 ] It may also refer to people who come from Straubing in Germany. Spelling variations of Straub include "Staub, Strube, Struwe, Strufe, Strob, Straube, Strauber, Strauble, Strobel, Straubinger, and Struwing." cite book |last= Breitbard |first= Gail Ann |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Notes on the early history in this country of the Straus (Stroop, Stroup, Straup, Strubb, Strupp, Strope, etc.) family |year=1970 |publisher=self-published |location=Miami |id= |pages= ]

The first known Straub in the United States was Johannes Straub, one of the Palatine Germans brought to New York in 1710. cite book |last= Knittle |first= Walter Allen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores |year=1937 |publisher= Dorrance & Co. |location= Philadelphia |id= |pages= ] There were later arrivals, especially in the Pennsylvania Deutsch region and Ohio, most with an origin in Baden-Württemberg, Hessen-Darmstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria, Austria, the German cantons of Switzerland, and Alsace-Lorraine. Some Straub's who had earlier migrated east out of Germany, settling in German enclaves in Russia and Austro-Hungary [now Romania] , have subsequently immigrated to the U.S. as well.

There were two notable breweries founded in Pennsylvania by Straub immigrants. The earliest was the J.N. Straub & Company brewery founded in the 1840's in Alleghany [now Pittsburgh] , Pennsylvania, by John N. Straub, immigrant from Hesse-Darmstadt. The other was the Straub Brewery founded in 1872 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, by Peter P. Straub, immigrant from Felldorf, Wuerttemberg.

Notable individuals with the surname Straub include:

* Alexander Straub - Entrepreneur and financier
* Jean-Marie Straub - French filmmaker
* Johann Baptist Straub - German Baroque artist
* Kristofer Straub - Webcomic creator
* Marianne Straub - 20th century textile designer
* Michael John Straub - Artist and printmaker
* Paul F. Straub - Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
* Peter Straub - Prolific horror author
* Robert W. Straub - Governor of Oregon

References

External links

* [http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/Census/Hubs/StraubEtcCensusHub.shtml U.S. Census Data of Surname STRAUB]
* [http://www.hamrick.com/names/names.cgi?surname=straub&year=1990&type=html Map of Straub distribution in the United States in 1990]
* [http://www.distantcousin.com/SurnameResources/Surname.asp?Surname=Straub Straub Genealogy and Family History]
* [http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/DNA/Straub/StraubDNA.shtml The Straub Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project]
* [http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/straub-coat-arms.htm Straub Coat of Arms]
* [http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/FGS/Stra/StraubJohnN-ElizabethLang.shtml John N. Straub, founder of the J.N. Straub & Company Brewery in Alleghany, PA]
* [http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/FGS/Stra/StraubPeterP-SabinaSorg.shtml Peter P. Straub, founder of the Straub Brewery in Saint Marys, PA]
* [http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/Str/StrHome.shtml Genealogy of Surname STRAUB]