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Early Origins of the Steube family

The surname Steube was first found in Saxony, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in a fluctuating territorial profile.

Early History of the Steube family

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Steube Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steuven, Stoeven, Steuben, Staeuber, Staiber, Steubing, Steube and many more.

Early Notables of the Steube family

Prominent bearers of the family name Steube at this time were

  • Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben (1730-1794), who was a famous German soldier from Magdeburg, Prussia...
  • Showered with honors, he retired in the city Steubenville in New York State...


United States Steube migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Steube Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johan Steube, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1854
  • Christian Steube, who landed in Philadelphia in 1858

Contemporary Notables of the name Steube (post 1700) +

  • Henry Steube, American Democratic Party politician, National Democratic Candidate for Ohio State House of Representatives from Franklin County, 1897 [1]


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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