Zuber Family History

Zuber Surname Meaning

German: metonymic occupational name for a cooper or tubmaker from Middle High German zuber ‘(two-handled) tub’; or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a tub.

Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named denoting an alpine stream or a topographic name from the Alemannic field name Zube denoting a running well fed by an alpine stream.

Slovak (also Zúber): nickname from zuber ‘European bison’. Czech: variant of Zubr, a cognate of 3 above; or a surname of German origin (see 1 above).

Polish: unexplained. Serbian and Croatian: presumably a derivative of zub ‘tooth’.

Slovenian (Žuber): unexplained. Muslim (mainly Ethiopia): variant of Zubair.

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

Similar surnames: Huber, Kober, Haber, Uber, Hober, Ufer, Buser, Gruber, Auer, Kuter

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Where is the Zuber family from?

You can see how Zuber families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Zuber family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Zuber families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Zuber families living in Essex. This was 100% of all the recorded Zuber's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Zuber families in 1891.

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What did your Zuber ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Lorry driver and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Zuber. 100% of Zuber men worked as a Lorry driver and 100% of Zuber women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Zuber. 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 6K military records available for the last name Zuber. For the veterans among your Zuber ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Zuber lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Zuber life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Zuber in 1945 was 27, and 80 in 2004.

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Zuber Surname Meaning

Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named denoting an alpine stream or a topographic name from the Alemannic field name Zube denoting a running well fed by an alpine stream.

Slovak (also Zúber): nickname from zuber ‘European bison’. Czech: variant of Zubr, a cognate of 3 above; or a surname of German origin (see 1 above).

Polish: unexplained. Serbian and Croatian: presumably a derivative of zub ‘tooth’.

Slovenian (Žuber): unexplained. Muslim (mainly Ethiopia): variant of Zubair.

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

Where is the Zuber family from?

What did your Zuber ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Lorry driver

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Zuber family records will you find?

What is the average Zuber lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Zuber life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Zuber in 1945 was 27, and 80 in 2004.

Zuber Family History

Zuber Surname Meaning

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Zuber Surname Meaning

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Where is the Zuber family from?

What did your Zuber ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Zuber lifespan?

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