Obenhaus Family History
Obenhaus Name Meaning
German: ostensibly a topographic name for someone who lived in a house that was situated higher than others nearby e.g. at the upper end of a village from oben ‘up above’ + Haus ‘house’ (Middle High German oben(e) ‘up above’ + hūs ‘house’). However it may actually be a hypercorrected form of Obenaus a nickname for an upstart a shortened form of oben hinaus (oben ‘up above’ + hinaus ‘out’ indicating direction). In a way a variant of Obenauf .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022