Cobern Family History
Cobern Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Kobern a habitational name from Kowarren the German form of a place in Lithuania called Kavarskas named in Lithuanian from kovoti ‘to forge’. English (Hampshire): possibly a variant of Colburn or Colbran from the Middle English personal name Colbrand (Old Norse Kolbrandr Kolbrand from kol ‘coal’ + brandr ‘sword-blade firebrand’). Probably a variant of Coburn .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022