Grabau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Grabau family
The surname Grabau was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name Grabow contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the Grabow family name branched into other houses, where their influence continued to be felt because of the important role they played in the local social and political affairs.
Early History of the Grabau family
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Grabau Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grabow, Grabowe, Grabower, Grabowen, Grabowski, Grebow and many more.
Early Notables of the Grabau family (pre 1700)
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Grabau migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Grabau Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Johann Andreas August Grabau, who arrived in America in 1839 [1]
- Claus H. Grabau, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Grabau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Ludwik Grabau, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Czeruickow, Austria, in 1913
- Robert Grabau, aged 7, who landed in America from Lockstedter Lager, Germany, in 1923
- Wilhelm Grabau, aged 44, who settled in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1923
- Wilhelmine Grabau, aged 42, who landed in America from Lockstedter Lager, Germany, in 1923
- Gertrud Grabau, aged 14, who landed in America from Lockstedter Lager, Germany, in 1923
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Contemporary Notables of the name Grabau (post 1700) +
- Amadeus William Grabau (1870-1946), German-born, American paleontologist and geologist, eponym of the Dorsum Grabau, a lunar wrinkle ridge
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Citations +
- ^ 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)
Grabau migration to the United States +
