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Traub Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a wine-grower from Middle High German trūbe ‘bunch of grapes’ German Traube. In some cases the German name may originally have been habitational from a house marked with the sign of a bunch of grapes while the Jewish surname was often an adoption of the German surname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Traum, Taube, Taub, Staub, Trapp, Grau, Traut, Treu, Braun, Straub

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Where is the Traub family from?

You can see how Traub families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Traub family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Traub families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Traub families living in Alberta. This was about 57% of all the recorded Traub's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of Traub families in 1911.
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What did your Traub ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Traub. 72% of Traub men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Traub women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Traub were Contractor and Institutrice. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    72%
  • Contractor
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Teacher
    34%
  • Stenographer
    34%
  • Institutrice
    34%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Traub. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Traub. For the veterans among your Traub ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Traub lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Traub life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Traub in 1945 was 26, and 79 in 2004.

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