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Garbers Name Meaning

North German: variant of Garber 2. Danish: patronymic from the German family name Gerber or a variant of Garbarsch (from Garbe ‘sheaf’, ‘bundle’).

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


Similar surnames: Garber, Harbers, Albers, Garver, Barberis, Arber, Garbe, Gerber

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Garbers Family Origin

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Garbers Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    67%

  • Farmers

    17%

  • Laborer On R.R.

    17%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Garbers family was Laborer On R.R.. Farmer and Farmers were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Garbers. The most common Garbers occupation in the USA was Farmer. 67% of Garbers's were Farmers.

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Garbers Historical Records

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Garbers Life Expectancy

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