German: metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker,
from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’, or a
habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a tub.
Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named,
denoting an alpine stream.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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