Struve: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ask a genealogist about Struve and the first name they will mention is Strube. At root, the name means “A nickname for someone with bristly hair”. Spelled with “v” instead of “b”, Struve shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Struwe, Strubel and Strubbe.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,124 people named Struve, ranking it number 22,791 among American surnames. 143 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Struve name at birth.

Arms linked to Strube and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Struve surname pack.