Grau Family History

Grau Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard from German grau ‘gray’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Catalan and southern French: from a shortened form of the medieval personal name Guerau, a cognate of Gerald.

Catalan and southern French: topographic name for someone who lived near a canal giving access to the sea from Catalan and Occitan grau ‘step’ (from Latin gradus).

French: habitational name from Le Grau-du Roi (Gard) or Le Grau d'Agde (Hérault), places called with grau ‘step’ (see 3 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Gray, Graf, Rau, Brau, Grad, Grass, Gras, Grab, Nau, Gram

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Where is the Grau family from?

You can see how Grau families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grau family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Grau families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 66 Grau families living in New York. This was about 20% of all the recorded Grau's in USA. New York had the highest population of Grau families in 1880.

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What did your Grau ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Private means and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Grau. 100% of Grau men worked as a Private means and 100% of Grau women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

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Census Record

There are 8K census records available for the last name Grau. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Grau census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 6K immigration records available for the last name Grau. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 7K military records available for the last name Grau. For the veterans among your Grau ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Grau lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Grau life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Grau in 1946 was 36, and 79 in 2004.

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Grau Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard from German grau ‘gray’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Catalan and southern French: from a shortened form of the medieval personal name Guerau, a cognate of Gerald.

Catalan and southern French: topographic name for someone who lived near a canal giving access to the sea from Catalan and Occitan grau ‘step’ (from Latin gradus).

French: habitational name from Le Grau-du Roi (Gard) or Le Grau d'Agde (Hérault), places called with grau ‘step’ (see 3 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Grau family from?

What did your Grau ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Grau family records will you find?

What is the average Grau lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Grau life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Grau in 1946 was 36, and 79 in 2004.

Grau Family History

Grau Surname Meaning

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Grau Surname Meaning

158,000 record(s) for Grau

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Where is the Grau family from?

What did your Grau ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Grau family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Grau lifespan?

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