Straub

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Straub is a Germanic surname that has one literal meaning: scruffy-haired (straight-haired), disheveled person.^{[citation needed]} Despite these less than glamorous origins many Straubs have dispersed widely across the globe and reached the heights of accomplishments.

Perhaps the most famous Straub is novelist Peter Straub, known for fiction and poetry, best known as a horror-genre author. Other Straubs include:

Alexander Straub - Entrepreneur and financier
Jean-Marie Straub - French filmmaker
Johann Baptist Straub - German Baroque artist
Kristofer Straub - Webcomic creator
Michael John Straub - Artist and printmaker
Robert W. Straub - Governor of Oregon

Spelling variations of Straub include Staub, Strube, Struwe, Strufe, Strob, Strauber, Strauble, Strobel, Strubing, Struwing.

One of the earliest Straubs to settle in the United States was J. Straub, who came to New York in 1710.

In Pennsylvania and Ohio beer lovers can enjoy Straub Beer. In 1831 John N. Straub in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania opened a "brew pub" that grew in to the J.N. Straub and Company Brewery. This brewery eventually went defunct but an apprentice, Peter Straub, opened a brewery in St. Marys, P.A. that continues to produce Straub Beer till this day.

Cities around the world have been named after the Straubs, including Straubville located in North Dakota and Straubing in Germany.