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Kober Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a derivative of the personal name Jakob or Yakov (see Jacob). German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kober ‘basket’, Middle High German kober, 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. Germanized form of Czech Kovár (see Kovar) ‘blacksmith’ or a cognate in another western Slavic language. Czech: nickname for a fat man, from kobero ‘pot belly’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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

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Kober Family Origin

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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 the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 7 Kober families living in Yorkshire. This was about 88% of all the recorded Kober's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Kober families in 1891.
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Kober Family Occupations

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 UK named Kober. 19% of Kober men worked as a Law Student and 64% of Kober women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kober were Butchers Slaughterman Heavy Worker and Press Machinist (factory) Heavy W

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • Law Student
    19%
  • Baker
    10%
  • Butchers Cattle Slaughtirer Heavy Worker
    10%
  • Butchers Slaughterman Heavy Worker
    10%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    64%
  • Refugee
    19%
  • Czech Refugee Housewife
    10%
  • Press Machinist (factory) Heavy W
    10%

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

Kober Historical Records

What Kober family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 10,000 census records available for the last name Kober. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kober census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Kober. 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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Draft Card

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Kober. For the veterans among your Kober ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Kober Life Expectancy

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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