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Early Origins of the Gaab family

The surname Gaab was first found in Baden, where Johannes Gaupp was recorded in Biberach in 1460.

Early History of the Gaab family

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Gaab Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaube, Gaub, Gaeube, Gaab, Gabe, Gaupp, Gaup, Gawbe, Gawb, Gawp, Goob, Goobe, Goeb, Goebe, Gowbe, Gowb and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaab family

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United States Gaab migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gaab Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Georg Adam Gaab, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1751
  • George Adam Gaab, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 1
Gaab Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Jacob Gaab, aged 13, who arrived in New York, NY in 1912 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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