Rau Family History
Rau Name Meaning
German: nickname for a ruffian earlier for a hairy person from Middle High German rūch rūhe rouch ‘hairy shaggy rough’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). English: from a medieval personal name a variant of Ralph . Italian (Sicily): from a local variant of the personal name Rao . Variant of Rheault a surname of French (or possibly Breton) origin. Compare Reau Indian: variant of Rao . Chinese: variant of Rao .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022