Straub Family History
Straub Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German strūbe ‘rough unkempt’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) the Netherlands Poland and Hungary. It is also a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022