The kau Surname
kau Name Meaning and History
- South German: from Middle High German gehau ‘(mountain) clearing’, hence a topographic name for a mountain dweller or possibly an occupational name for a logger.
- South German: topographic name for someone who lived by a mineshaft, from Middle High German kouw(e) ‘mining hut’.
- Chinese
: possibly a
variant of Gao.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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