Gronau Family History

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Gronau Name Meaning

German: habitational name from any of eleven places in northern Germany so named, from Middle Low German grone ‘green’ + owe ‘water meadow’ or ‘river island’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Grona, Grone, Grabau, Grana, Troia, Greenan, Grandt, Grau, Groner

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Gronau Family Origin

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Gronau Family Occupations

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  • Laborer

    33%

  • Seauishess

    33%

  • Tailor

    33%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Gronau family was Tailor. Laborer and Seauishess were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Gronau. The most common Gronau occupation in the USA was Laborer. 33% of Gronau's were Laborers.

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Gronau Historical Records

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Gronau Life Expectancy

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