Schau Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Arms linked to Schauer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Schau

Behind the Schau surname stands Schauer, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “An inspector, or someone from a place called Schauen”, the same as for Schauer.

Schau is listed among the recognised spellings of Schauer. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Schaur and Schauermann. The 2010 census count for Schau in the United States was 827, good for rank 28,777. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Schaw and Socha.

Research your Schau family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.