Rau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Rau family

The surname Rau was first found in Saxony, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Rau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rau research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1613, 1677, 1790, 1792, 1813, 1870 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Rau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rau, Raue, Rauer, Row and others.

Early Notables of the Rau family

Prominent bearers of the family name Rau at this time were

Christian Ravis (1613-1677), born Christian Raue, an itinerant German orientalist and theologian
Karl Heinrich Rau (1792-1870), German political economist
Herbert Rau (1813-1876), who was a clergyman and writer of historical novels

Rau Ranking

In the United States, the name Rau is the 4,300^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Rau is ranked the 7,754^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Rau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Niclaus Rau, who settled in New York in 1709
Niclaus Rau, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 3
Jacob Rau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1744 3
Hans Geo Rau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
Johann Jacob Rau, who landed in America in 1752
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Rau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Rau, who settled in New Orleans in 1820
Mr. Val. Rau, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Harriet", he may have moved on to Fayette
Carl Rau, aged 27, who landed in New York in 1854 3
Christian Rau, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1854 3
Dorothe Rau, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1854 3
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Rau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rau Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Edmund Rau, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
Gottlieb Rau, aged 37, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
Karolina Rau, aged 37, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
Olga Rau, aged 2, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902

Contemporary Notables of the name Rau (post 1700) +

Thomas P. Rau, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952 4
Norman F. Rau, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960 (alternate), 1964 4
Jacob Rau Jr., American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Essex County, 1897-98 4
Douglas James Rau (b. 1948), American Major League Baseball player
Tobias Rau (b. 1981), German footballer
Andrea Rau (b. 1947), German actress
Heinz "Heinrich" Rau (1896-1965), Israeli (German born) architect
Johannes Rau (b. 1931), German member of the Social Democratic Party and former minister-president of North-Rhine Westphalia

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html