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Early Origins of the Thauer family

The surname Thauer was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this ancient family has held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Thauer family

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Thauer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thauer, Thaur, Thauere, Thau, de Thaur and many more.

Early Notables of the Thauer family

  • the Thauer family of Dauphiné

Migration of the Thauer family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: David Thaur, who settled in Jamestown, Virginia in 1700; and Adam Thau, who settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1860.


Contemporary Notables of the name Thauer (post 1700) +

  • Rudolf K Thauer, biologist and Professor of Microbiology at the Philipps University in Marburg (Germany)


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