Schau

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from North German Schau, a variant of Schuh.
• Borrowed from Norwegian Schau, a variant of Skau, a topographic surname from skau (“forest”).

Schau (plural Schaus)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schau is the 28777^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Schau is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Back-formation from schauen.

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

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Schau f (genitive Schau, plural Schauen)

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• “Schau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schau” in Duden online