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'''Straub''' is a [[German family name etymology|Germanic surname]] that literally means “one with bushy or bristly hair” and “destroy or rob.”<ref name=Smith> {{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 }}</ref> It's original meaning in Middle High German is "rough" or "unkempt." <ref name=hanks> {{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 }}</ref> It may also refer to people who come from [[Straubing]] in Germany. <ref name=Smith/> Spelling variations of Straub include ''[[Staub]], [[Strube]], [[Struwe]], [[Strufe]], [[Strob]], [[Straube]], [[Strauber]], [[Strauble]], [[Strobel]], [[Strubing]], and [[Struwing]].'' <ref name=Breitbard> {{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-publishing|self-published]] |location=Miami |id= |pages= }}</ref>
The first known Straub in the United States was Johannes Straub, one of the Palatine Germans brought to New York in 1710. <ref name=Knittle> {{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= }}</ref> 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|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 ==
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== 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]
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