Gochnauer Family History
Gochnauer Name Meaning
Swiss German: probably from Gauchenauer a habitational name for someone from a place called Gauchenau named with Alemannic gauch(e) ‘cuckoo fool’ + au ‘water meadow’ (Middle High German ouwe). The surname Gochnauer is no longer found in Switzerland or in Germany. Compare Gochenauer and Gochenaur and also Cochenour Coughenour Gochanour Gochenour Gochnour and Kochenour .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022