Kober Family History

Kober Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a shortened derivative of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob). German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German kober German Kober ‘basket’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker or perhaps a nickname for someone who carried a basket on his back.

German (Köber): habitational name for someone from a place called Köben near Breslau (Polish name Wrocław) Silesia (Poland). Germanized form of Czech Kovář (see Kovar) ‘smith’ or a cognate in another West Slavic language.

Czech: nickname from Old Czech kober ‘thin cloak’ or from its dialect homonym meaning ‘basket’ (see 2 above).

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

Similar surnames: Hober, Ober, Kobe, Tober, Kolber, Kobel, Koper, Koker, Kocher, Koller

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Where is the Kober family from?

You can see how Kober families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kober family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kober families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 7 Kober families living in Yorkshire. This was about 88% of all the recorded Kober's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Kober families in 1891.

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What did your Kober ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, law student and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kober. 100% of Kober men worked as a law student and 78% of Kober women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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law student

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

refugee

23%

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What is the average Kober lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Kober life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Kober in 1944 was 25, and 81 in 2004.

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Kober Surname Meaning

Czech: nickname from Old Czech kober ‘thin cloak’ or from its dialect homonym meaning ‘basket’ (see 2 above).

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

Where is the Kober family from?

What did your Kober 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.

law student

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

78%

refugee

23%

What Kober family records will you find?

What is the average Kober lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Kober life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Kober in 1944 was 25, and 81 in 2004.

Kober Family History

Kober Surname Meaning

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Kober Surname Meaning

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Where is the Kober family from?

What did your Kober ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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