Lettau (surname)
Lettau is a surname of French origin. Along with numerous variants such as Létau, Letaux, Leteau, Letteau, Létaud, Letault, Leteault, and Letaut, it may stem from the Old Breton name for Armorica or Brittany, Letau (“land” or “earth”), itself derived from the name of the Gallic deity Litavis. Alternatively, it may derive from Mont Létaud in Auvergne or Litteau in Normandy.
People with the surname include:
- Létaud, 11th C. Archbishop of Besançon
- Hippolyte Guérin de Litteau/Letteau (1797-1861), French poet
- Georg Lettau (1878–1951), German lichenologist
- Heinz Lettau (1909–2005), Professor of Meteorology at the University of Wisconsin
- Reinhard Lettau (1929–1996), German-American writer and professor
- Debbie Letteau (born 1956), American actress
- Kevyn Lettau (born 1959), American jazz vocalist
- Andre Lettau, live midstakes poker player known as the winner of the 2014 EPT Barcelona
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