Graber Family History
Graber Name Meaning
German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German
graben ‘to dig or excavate’, hence an occupational name for a
digger of graves or ditches, or an engraver of seals. This name is
also found in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): occupational name for a grave-digger, either from German
Gräber or from a Yiddishized form of Polish grabarz.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Graber Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Graber families
 83 - 163  28 - 82 |
 1 - 27  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Graber families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Graber families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Graber Family Origin
Graber Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Graber
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Graber Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Graber census records
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