Stober Family History

Stober Surname Meaning

German (also Stöber): from Middle High German stöuber ‘hunting dog’ for a hunter or for a curious restless person. North German (Stöber): variant of Stöver (see Stover).

Germanized form of Sorbian Stobor: from the Old Sorbian personal name Stobor derived from the imperative stoj ‘stand stay’ (later interpreted as if derived from sto ‘hundred’) + the element bor ‘to fight’.

In some cases also Slovenian (Štober): nickname from dialect štober ‘stand for wood chips (for lighting)’.

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

Similar surnames: Stuber, Kober, Steber, Steer, Stier, Stover, Steuer, Tober, Stoeber, Storer

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Where is the Stober family from?

You can see how Stober families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stober family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stober families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 22 Stober families living in Ontario. This was about 88% of all the recorded Stober's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Stober families in 1911.

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What did your Stober ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Stober.

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Farmer

60%

Commis

20%

Marchande

20%

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Stober. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, 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 Stober. For the veterans among your Stober ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stober lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Stober life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Stober in 1957 was 46, and 68 in 2004.

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Stober Surname Meaning

German (also Stöber): from Middle High German stöuber ‘hunting dog’ for a hunter or for a curious restless person. North German (Stöber): variant of Stöver (see Stover).

In some cases also Slovenian (Štober): nickname from dialect štober ‘stand for wood chips (for lighting)’.

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

Where is the Stober family from?

What did your Stober ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Stober.

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.

Farmer

60%

Commis

20%

Marchande

20%

What Stober family records will you find?

What is the average Stober lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Stober life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Stober in 1957 was 46, and 68 in 2004.

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Stober Surname Meaning

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Stober Surname Meaning

95,000 record(s) for Stober

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Where is the Stober family from?

What did your Stober ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

What Stober family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Stober lifespan?

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