South German: from a short form of any of the various Germanic
compound personal names formed with eber ‘boar’.South
German: from Middle High German eber ‘boar’, applied as
nickname for a man of strength or as a habitational name for someone
who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of boar.Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Eber ‘boar’ (see 1), most
likely a name assigned by Christian government officials.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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