The korb Surname
korb Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
korb, German Korb ‘basket’, applied as a metonymic
occupational name for a basketmaker or for a peddler who carried his
wares around in a basket. In Bavaria it also denoted the occupant of a
laborer’s cottage built with wattle (i.e. interwoven twigs) and daub.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Korbs in India & England |
 RobinKorb
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| The korb family | Paul Korb | 1 |
| Adam L. Korb |
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| Korb family WI | Darcy Beebe Zwier(zchowski) | 4 |
| Korb family from Kansas | Karen Bitikofer | 3 |
| korbs - Illinois | ikorb | 2 |
| Henry Korb - S. Russia to Boyd Co, NE |
JoeThurstenson38
| 1 |
| Korbs from England | Robin Korb | 1 |
| Louis B KORB (b.1830 Germany, d1909 Phila PA) m. Barbara NOTHDURFT |
LAG983
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| KORB Family of Sparnberg Germany to America |
DeniseMerritt44
| 3 |
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