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Origin: from Gautzsch in Sax. Cf. Kautzsch: pl.n. near Dresden. But Swiss Gautsch means 'fool'. Dictionary of German Names by Hans Bahlow
Surnames: Gautsch, Gautzsch
Submitted by: Jim Gautsch
Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: The most poppular sername in Uttar Pradesh (India)
Surnames: Gaur
Submitted by: L.N. Gaur
Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: Gauthier dit Landreville is an origin name. "Dit", meaning sames as, is used like Tex being from Texas. These particular Gauthiers were from Landreville in France.
Surnames: Londraville,Londerville,Landerville,Landreville, Anderville, Gauthier, Gautier
Submitted by: Robert Londraville
Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: The surname of "de Gant" or "Gaunt" originated from the old name of the present "Ghent" in Flanders. One line of "Gants" has now been traced for twenty-four generations from Samuel Gant who died in Baltimore, MD, to a Baldwin VI of Flanders; but his would not appear to be our family line. Franders was part of Northern Europe and bordered on the North Sea until more recent times. What was Flanders then is now Northern Belgium, the southern tip of Netherlands, and the "Le Lord" section of France. The city of Ghent (Gent) with a population of 160,000 in Belgium was originally in Flanders. The "Treaty of Ghent" ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain (signed 12-24-1814). The name means "...slim, slender, haggard looking, tall, angular...glove maker, one who made and sold gloves..one who came from Ghent in Belgium." The name and its various spellings has been found to be in use as early as 1219 A.D.
There is ancient oral family history to suggest that the ancestors of our Peter Gaunt were induced to come to England from Ghent, the capital of Flanders, by the English monarchy because "skilled craftsmen" were needed to help modernize the kingdom. There is another story suggesting that Peter Gaunt was a descendant of royalty from Ghent. Supposedly the descendants of the first Gilbert de Gant were residents and rulers of Lincolnshire, England. It is likely that this Gilbert de Gant is the source of the name Gaunt (Gauntt) in England. Supposedly he came to Lincolnshire before 10-14-1066 A.D., the date of the Battle of Hastings. It is alleged that he was sent to England by the King in advance of the invasion for the purpose of insuring the success of the invasion. At any rate, our Gaunt ancestors migrated from Flanders to England to Sandwich, Massachusetts, very early in the history of America. They would not be the first ancestors of Alexander Deaton Haas and Zachary Deaton Haas to reach the New world (John Billington on the Mayflower was probably the first) but they would appear to be a close "second."
Surnames: Gauntt
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Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: Gaunt
English origin means skeletal, bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, wasted
Surnames: Gaunt
Submitted by: glitz
Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: In Medevil times, a Gaugler traveled from village to village, panhandling wares. They were well liked, spread the news from town to town, and storytellers. They were a bit of a snake-oil salesperson. The literal translation to English is flimflam man.
Surnames: Gaugler
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Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: Definition: A variation of the French surname Gauthier. 1) A surname often given to lumbermen, originating from the Old French "gault" and Gallic "gaut" meaning forest. 2) From the germanic elements "wald" meaning to govern and "hari" meaning armed.
Surname Origin: French
Alternate Surname Spellings: GAUTHIER, GAUTIE, GAUTHIE, GAUTHIEZ, GOTHIER, GAULTIER, GAULTHIER, LES GAUTHIER, LE GAUTHIER
Surnames: Gaut
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Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: Le Gault, is a name carried down from roman times(58 B.C), through the people of Gaul. Gaul was the region that later became France.
Surnames: Le Gault
Submitted by: Phil Le Gault
Origin of Gau, Meaning of Gau
Origin: Gauron
Surnames: Gauron/Web
Submitted by: Susan Purcell
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