- As aGerman and Jewish surname, variant ofTaube, occupational surname from the noun meaning "pigeon, dove."
- As a south German surname, from the adjectivetaub(“deaf”).
Daub (pluralDaubs)
- Asurname.
- According to the 2010 United States Census,Daub is the 14734th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2017 individuals.Daub is most common among White (92.22%) individuals.
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Ultimately from Latin viaMiddle High Germandūge. Compare alsoRhine Franconiandǫu. See the etymology atGermanDaube for more.
Daub f (pluralDauwe)
- stave(of a barrel)
FromRhine Franconiandaup,dǫup, fromMiddle High Germantūbe, fromOld High Germantūba, fromProto-West Germanic*dūbā. CompareGermanTaube,Dutchduif,Englishdove.
Daub f (pluralDauwe)
- dove
- pigeon
- “Taube” in Rheinisches Wörterbuch
