The faber Surname
faber Name Meaning and History
- Occupational name for a smith or ironworker, from Latin faber ‘craftsman’. This was in use as a surname in England, Scotland, and elsewhere in the Middle Ages and is also found as a personal name. At the time of the Reformation, it was much used as a humanistic name, a translation into Latin of vernacular surnames such as German Schmidt and Dutch Smit.
- Secondary surname in French Canada for Lefebvre. The name Fabert appears in Kaskaskia, IL, in 1725.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for faber records
More resources for your faber family history
Faber message board
Threads: 199 - Messages: 481
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| WILLIAM FABER OF NELSON COUNTY VA |
 thomasbay95
| 0 |
| Mindala |
jarmilarusinak
| 14 |
| Faber families from Rehborn and Meisenheim |
colin1972
| 0 |
| Fabers in Dupont, Pa. 1910-Present | j.p. kundla | 2 |
| Our Faber Family Tree as of 10-23-2006 Privatized |
poppopfaber
| 21 |
| Searching for children of Leland H. Faber |
g_bartel
| 1 |
| Valentine Faber | Debbie Chandler | 3 |
| jacob faber | sandra faber burlile | 0 |
| Johann Georg Faber & Juditha Weller |
KAYROM
| 1 |
| Obit: Rose Faber Mornac |
NMFireHorse
| 5 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The faber name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the faber family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the faber last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your faber ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.