EICHENLAUB

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EICHENLAUB:

German: from Eichenlau, a topographic name from Middle High German eichen ‘oaks’ + loch, lo ‘brush’, ‘undergrowth’, reinterpreted through folk etymology as Eichenlaub ‘oak leaf’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Eichenlaub ‘oak leaf’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press