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Early Origins of the Farbman family

The surname Farbman was first found in Austria, where the name Farber became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The variant Farbman is typically a Russian and/or Jewish name from the same root name.

Early History of the Farbman family

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Farbman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fearber, Farber, Ferber, Farbman, Fariarz, Farbiasz, Farbstein, Farbszstein, Ferver, Ferfers, Farberson, Farbersohn and many more.

Early Notables of the Farbman family

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Migration of the Farbman family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Fridrich Farber, who made his home in Virginia in 1775 and remained there after fighting in the American Revolution, Henry Farber, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840.


Contemporary Notables of the name Farbman (post 1700) +

  • Phil Farbman (1924-1996), American basketball player from Brooklyn, New York
  • Nat Farbman (1907-1988), Polish-born, American photographer who emigrated in 1911
  • Zeev Farbman (b. 1979), Israeli entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Lightricks
  • Rafail Borisovich Farbman (1893-1966), Russian Jewish revolutionary and Bolshevik
  • Michael S. Farbman (1880-1933), also known as Grisha, a Russian journalist, writer and publisher of books


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