The Oberst Surname
Oberst Name Meaning and History
German: topographic name for someone who lived at the highest part
of a village on a hillside, from Middle High German obrist
‘uppermost’ (later oberst), superlative form of Ober.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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