Raber Family History
Raber Name Meaning
apparently an occupational name for a
turnip grower, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
rabe ‘turnip’.(also Räber): from a Germanic
personal name, Radobert, a compound of rad,
rat ‘advice’, ‘counsel’ + berht ‘bright’,
‘famous’.variant of Reber.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Raber Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Raber families
 58 - 113  20 - 57 |
 1 - 19  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Raber families
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6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Raber last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Raber Family Origin
Raber Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Raber
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Raber Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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