Rau Family History
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Rau Name Meaning
German: nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German ruch, ruhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’. English: from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph. Italian (Sicily): from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph. Indian: variant of Rao.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Ray, Bau, Ras, Rad, Lau, Hau, Grau, Dau, Ram, Rao