Tauber Family History

German (also Täuber): variant of Taube 1 ‘pigeon dove’. The -er inflection denotes the male bird but in most cases this is an occupational name for a pigeon breeder from an agent noun derivative ending in -er(t).

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Taub 2 with the strong inflectional ending -er originally used before a male personal name.

German: occupational name for the player of a horn or a similar musical instrument Middle High German toubære.