Straub is a Germanic surname that literally means “one with bushy or bristly hair”. [1] It may also refer to people who come from Straubing in Germany. [1] Spelling variations of Straub include Staub, Strube, Struwe, Strufe, Strob, Straube, Strauber, Strauble, Strobel, Strubing, and Struwing. [2] The first known Straub in the United States was Johannes Straub, one of the Palatine Germans brought to New York in 1710. [3] 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
- Michael John Straub - Artist and printmaker
- Peter Straub - Prolific horror author
- Robert W. Straub - Governor of Oregon
References
- ^ a b Smith, Elsdon Coles (2003). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 18. ISBN 0806311509.
- ^ Breitbard, Gail Ann (1970). Notes on the early history in this country of the Straus (Stroop, Stroup, Straup, Strubb, Strupp, Strope, etc.) family. Miami: self-published.
- ^ Knittle, Walter Allen (1937). Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Co..
External links
- U.S. Census Data of Surname STRAUB
- Map of Straub distribution in the United States in 1990
- Straub Genealogy and Family History
- The Straub Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project
- Straub Coat of Arms
- John N. Straub, founder of the J.N. Straub & Company Brewery in Alleghany, PA
- Peter P. Straub, founder of the Straub Brewery in Saint Marys, PA
- Genealogy of Surname STRAUB
