The zobel Surname
zobel Name Meaning and History
- metonymic occupational name for a furrier or fur trader, from Old High German zobel ‘sable fur’.
- nickname from Middle High German zoblen ‘to tease’, ‘to scrap or fight’.
- from a personal name, Zobelo.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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