I would greatly appreciate information on the meaning and the country of origin of the surname, SAUP. I have just discovered that SAUP is the maiden name of my newly discovered birth grandmother. Although I thought the surname might be German, I have been unable to locate SAUP in any of my German reference materials. Many thanks! Sue Mullins [email protected]

Sue, I can't find it either and it makes me wonder if it could be another spelling for "SAPP" which in turn is derived from the first name "SABBE", a shortened version of names beginning with "SACHE", meaning "legal action". These names are German. Source: Encyclopedia of American Family Names by H. Amanda Robb and Andrew Chesler. Barbara [email protected] wrote: > I would greatly appreciate information on the meaning and the country of > origin of the surname, SAUP. I have just discovered that SAUP is the maiden > name of my newly discovered birth grandmother. Although I thought the > surname might be German, I have been unable to locate SAUP in any of my > German reference materials. > > Many thanks! > > Sue Mullins > [email protected] > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library