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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


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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 1891 there were 7 Bober families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Bober's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bober families in 1891.
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What did your Bober ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bober. 100% of Bober women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Bober. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 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.

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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.

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