Bober Family History

Bober Surname Meaning

Polish Ukrainian Rusyn and Jewish (from Ukraine and Poland): from Polish bóbr ‘beaver’ Ukrainian Rusyn and Yiddish bober applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way.

As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial. As a Rusyn name it is also found in Slovakia.

Germanized form of Sorbian Bobr: nickname from bobr ‘beaver’ (see 1 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bobek, Hober, Boxer, Kober, Ober, Tober, Boker, Bobe, Sober, Beber

30,000 record(s) for Bober

13K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
2K	Military Records
2K	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
5K	Member Trees

Where is the Bober family from?

You can see how Bober families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bober family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bober families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Bober families living in Tennessee. This was 100% of all the recorded Bober's in USA. Tennessee had the highest population of Bober families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bober surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Bober ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bober. 25% of Bober men worked as a Laborer and 9% of Bober women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bober were New worker and Waitress.

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Laborer

25%

Farmer

9%

Salesman

5%

New worker

5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Stenographer

9%

Housewife

9%

Housework

8%

Waitress

8%

What Bober family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Bober. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bober census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Bober. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 2K military records available for the last name Bober. For the veterans among your Bober ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Bober lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Bober life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bober in 1952 was 53, and 78 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bober ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.