Post by Ruud HarmsenPost by Gary ChildsReally? To me it sounds more Dutch or German.
Not to me. Doesn't make any sense in Dutch anyway.
It could be a corruption of the name "Muttersbaugh".
Here's some info I found on the surname "Baugh":
The surname "Baugh" is of English origin. However, especially before 1800,
German surnames were routinely anglicized. Barth became Beard, Zimmerman
became Carpenter, and Bach became Baugh. Thus there are two groups of Baughs
in the United States. Probably the more numerous are Baughs of English
origin, largely descended from early settlers in Virginia. Many of these
Baughs migrated to various parts of the South. Of German Bachs, some kept
the original spelling, some changed to "Back," and one family in particular
changed to Baugh.