Gau

Etymology
Two main origins:
 * Borrowed from, a habitational surname.
 * A variant of, a surname of origin.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Gau is the 19703rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1367 individuals. Gau is most common among White (76.74%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.07%) individuals.

Etymology 1
From, , from , , from , from from earlier , from collective  +.

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Noun

 * 1)  shire; district
 * 2)  an administrative unit of the Third Reich
 * 3)  nome of ancient Egypt

Etymology 2
From the acronym.

Noun

 * 1)  an accident, a calamity
 * 2) * Roland Kopp-Wichmann, Depression ist für das Herz genauso schädlich wie Rauchen:
 * "de"

- Außerdem neigen die Blutplättchen von depressiven Menschen eher dazu, sich zu Gerinnseln zusammenzuballen. Diese können irgendwann wichtige Adern verstopfen und einen Gau im Herzen oder Hirn auslösen.