Origin
- Country
- Germany
- Meaning
- Sheaf of grain or straw — from German Schaub
- Arrival Era
- German immigrant line
Known Family Members
- Schaub ancestorConnected through the Miller line
The Schaub surname is of German origin, derived from the word Schaub, meaning a sheaf of grain or straw. It was likely an occupational or topographic surname. The family traces through the Ethel Amolia Miller line of Ruth's ancestors as German immigrants to America, settling in Pennsylvania or the Ohio Valley region.