Maute Family History
Maute Name Meaning
German (Bavaria-Austria): metonymic occupational name for a toll collector or customs official from maut ‘toll payment’ or a habitational name from a place called after a toll station like Hohen-Maut in Austria. South German (Swabia): from Maude a nickname for a grumpy person. French (Mauté): nickname from Old French malté mauté ‘malice’ (derived from mal mau ‘bad’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022