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The eber Surname

eber Name Meaning and History

  1. South German: from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names formed with eber ‘boar’.
  2. South German: from Middle High German eber ‘boar’, applied as nickname for a man of strength or as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of boar.
  3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Eber ‘boar’ (see 1), most likely a name assigned by Christian government officials.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The eber name in History

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eber Family Facts

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Distribution of eber Families in the US in 1920
Vermont: Less than 1% (0 of 194)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Maryland: 4% (7 of 194)Delaware: Less than 1% (0 of 194)New Jersey: 4% (7 of 194)Connecticut: 1% (1 of 194)Rhode Island: 1% (1 of 194)Massachusetts: 1% (2 of 194)Hawaii: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Alaska: Less than 1% (0 of 194)California: 7% (14 of 194)Nevada: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Oregon: 1% (1 of 194)Washington: 1% (1 of 194)Idaho: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Utah: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Arizona: 1% (1 of 194)New Mexico: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Colorado: 2% (4 of 194)Wyoming: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Montana: Less than 1% (0 of 194)North Dakota: 1% (2 of 194)South Dakota: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Nebraska: 1% (2 of 194)Kansas: 3% (5 of 194)Oklahoma: 2% (3 of 194)Texas: 3% (5 of 194)Minnesota: 4% (7 of 194)Iowa: 1% (1 of 194)Missouri: 2% (3 of 194)Arkansas: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Louisiana: 5% (9 of 194)Illinois: 9% (17 of 194)Wisconsin: 2% (3 of 194)Michigan: 7% (13 of 194)Indiana: 6% (11 of 194)Ohio: 8% (16 of 194)Kentucky: 1% (1 of 194)West Virginia: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Tennessee: 1% (2 of 194)Mississippi: 1% (1 of 194)Alabama: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Florida: 1% (1 of 194)Georgia: Less than 1% (0 of 194)South Carolina: Less than 1% (0 of 194)North Carolina: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Virginia: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Maryland: 4% (7 of 194)Delaware: Less than 1% (0 of 194)New Jersey: 4% (7 of 194)Pennsylvania: 13% (26 of 194)New York: 13% (26 of 194)Connecticut: 1% (1 of 194)Rhode Island: 1% (1 of 194)Massachusetts: 1% (2 of 194)Vermont: Less than 1% (0 of 194)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (0 of 194)Maine: Less than 1% (0 of 194)
Number of eber families
 14-26
 5-13		 1-4
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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