Biber Family History

Biber Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Bieber. This form of the surname is also found in Poland and Slovenia.

Turkish Bosniak Croatian and Serbian: nickname from Turkish biber ‘pepper’ (also a loanword in Bosnian Croatian and Serbian) probably denoting a small person or a person with a hot temper.

In Serbia the name may in part be of Romanian or Wallachian origin from biber ‘beaver’ a word of German origin (see Bieber compare 1 above).

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

Similar surnames: Biwer, Liber, Beber, Bibler, Bier, Bible, Bober, Biser, Bieber, Hiner

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Where is the Biber family from?

You can see how Biber families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Biber family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Biber families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 3 Biber families living in London. This was about 75% of all the recorded Biber's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Biber families in 1891.

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What did your Biber ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Biber.

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

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What is the average Biber lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Biber life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Biber in 1960 was 54, and 77 in 2004.

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Biber Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Bieber. This form of the surname is also found in Poland and Slovenia.

Turkish Bosniak Croatian and Serbian: nickname from Turkish biber ‘pepper’ (also a loanword in Bosnian Croatian and Serbian) probably denoting a small person or a person with a hot temper.

In Serbia the name may in part be of Romanian or Wallachian origin from biber ‘beaver’ a word of German origin (see Bieber compare 1 above).

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

Where is the Biber family from?

What did your Biber ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Biber.

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.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Biber family records will you find?

What is the average Biber lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Biber life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Biber in 1960 was 54, and 77 in 2004.

Biber Family History

Biber Surname Meaning

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