The family name Unverhau is concentrated in the area of the Harz mountains covering Landkreis Goslar, Landkreis Woltingerode and Landkreis Liebenburg. This seems to be the case whether we look at 17th century records or today's phone book.
Unverhau Hbg Gottgn mittelniederdeutsch Unverhouwen "unverletzt"
Hans Unverhauen 1380 Brschwg (Bahlow, 1991)
Translation
Unverhau Hamburg Gottingen Middle low German
Unverhouwen meaning "unhurt, intact, safe"
Earliest known Hans Unverhauen 1380 Brunswick.
Unverhau and Unverhauen are considered interchangeable well into the nineteenth century.
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