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in Germany. Spelling variations of Straub include ''

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, Strauber, Straubinger, Strauble, Strob, Strobel,

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, Strub, Strufe, Struwe, and Struwing.'' The first known Straub in the United States was Johannes Straub, one of the Palatine Germans brought to

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in 1710. There were later arrivals, especially in the Pennsylvania Deutsch region and

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, most with an origin in

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, Austria, the German cantons of Switzerland, and Alsace-Lorraine. Some Straubs who had earlier migrated east out of Germany, settling in German enclaves in Russia and

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(now Romania), have subsequently immigrated to the U.S. as well. There were two notable breweries founded in Pennsylvania by Straub immigrants. The earliest was the J. N. Straub & Company brewery founded in the 1840s in Allegheny (now Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, by John N. Straub, immigrant from

. The other was the

Straub Brewery Straub Brewery is a historic brewery in St. Marys, Pennsylvania. In 2007, ''Fodor's Travel'' named it one of the "5 Best Places in America to Drink American Beer." History Straub Brewery was founded in 1872 by Peter Straub (1850–1913) of F ...

founded in 1872 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, by Peter P. Straub, immigrant from Felldorf,

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. Other notable landmarks and companies named after a Straub include Bob Straub State Park in Oregon and Straub Hall at the University of Oregon in Eugene;

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, a St. Louis, Missouri-based specialty food retailer;

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in Hawaii. Straub Honda Dealership in Wheeling, West Virginia During the Second World War there was a Sclass Cannon

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named that was built for the

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. The ship was named after its sponsor, Mrs. Margaret H. Straub. There is also an

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named 6147 Straub.

Notable Straubs

Notable individuals with the surname Straub include: * Agnes Straub, (1890–1941) German film actress * Alexander Straub (entrepreneur), entrepreneur and financier * Alexander Straub (athlete), German pole vaulter *

Bill Straub William ''("Bill" or "Billy")'' Straub (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former U.S. soccer player. He spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He also earned three caps with the United States in 1975. College Straub atte ...

, American soccer player *

Brunó Ferenc Straub Brunó Ferenc Straub (5 January 1914 in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) – 15 February 1996) was a biochemist. As a young scholar he was a research assistant of Albert Szent-Györgyi at the University of Szeged, and subsequ ...

, Hungarian politician * Calvin Straub, American architect * Chester J. Straub, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals * Christian Markle Straub, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives *

Christopher Straub Christopher Straub is a fashion designer who was a contestant on Project Runway season 6, season 6 of the competitive reality show ''Project Runway'' and also appeared on season 1 of the competitive reality show ''Models of the Runway'' as the d ...

, contestant on reality series ''Project Runway'' * Elek Straub, Hungarian engineer, consultant and businessman *

Felix Straub Felix Straub (born 14 May 1997) is a German bobsledder and sprinter. Career Straub began his athletics career as a sprinter before transitioning to bobsleigh. He competed at the 2021 World Athletics Relays and won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 ...

, German bobsledder * Hans Straub, Swiss Olympic sprint canoer *

Jean-Marie Straub Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Carroll (born 1956), English musician and composer * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medic ...

, French filmmaker * Joe Straub, Major League Baseball catcher *

Johann Baptist Straub Johann Baptist Straub (1 June 1704 (baptism) – 15 July 1784) was a German Rococo sculptor. Biography Straub was born in Wiesensteig, into a family of sculptors. His father Johann George Straub and his brothers Philipp Jakob, Joseph, an ...

, German Baroque artist * John E. Straub, Director of the White House Office of Administration *

Jürgen Straub Jürgen Straub (born November 3, 1953, in Weitersroda) is a former East German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Straub's greatest race won him a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres represen ...

, East German middle distance runner *

Kris Straub Kristofer Straub (born January 17, 1979) is an American web cartoonist, performer, and content creator. His key web comic projects include ''Checkerboard Nightmare'', ''Starslip'', ''Chainsawsuit'', ''Broodhollow'', and ''F Chords''. Other notabl ...

, webcomic creator * Maria Straub (1838–1898), American songwriter, hymnwriter * Marianne Straub, 20th century textile designer * Michael John Straub, artist and printmaker * Paul F. Straub, Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient *

Peter Straub Peter Francis Straub (; March 2, 1943 – September 4, 2022) was an American novelist and poet. He had success with several horror and supernatural fiction novels, among them ''Julia'' (1975), ''Ghost Story'' (1979) and ''The Talisman'' (198 ...

, prolific horror author * Peter Straub (politician), German politician * Peter P. Straub, founder of the Straub Brewery in St. Marys, Pennsylvania * Philipp Jakob Straub, Austrian sculptor * Robert W. Straub, (1920–2002) Governor of Oregon * Rudolph Straub, German prisoner-of-war executed during World War II * Simon Straub, German luthier and violin maker (17th Century) * Stephan Straub, German footballer * Wolfgang Straub, Swiss lawyer and photographer *

Zoë Straub Zoe or variants may refer to: People * Zoe (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Zoë (British singer) (Zoë Pollock, born 1969) ** Zoë (Austrian singer) (Zoë Straub, born 1996) Arts and entertainment ...

, Austrian singer

References

External links

Homepage Dr. Rainer H Straub, Regensburg, Germany

Map of Straub distribution in the United States in 1990

Straub Genealogy and Family History

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