Kober History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kober family

The surname Kober was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Kober family

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Kober Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goberg, Göberg, Gobert, Geberg, Gebert, Gauberg, Gaubert, Coberg, Coburg, Koberg, Koburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Kober family

Notable members of the surname Kober in this period were

Martin Kober (ca. 1550-ca. 1598), court painter to King Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Kober Ranking

In the United States, the name Kober is the 13,738^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Kober migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kober Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dieterich Kober, who arrived in America in 1730 2
Bernhart Kober, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 2
Daniel Kober, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Hans Adam Kober, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Adam Kober, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
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Kober Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Philipp Kober, who landed in America in 1817 2
George Kober, aged 33, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2
Lodowich Kober, aged 30, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2
Anna Maria Zimmermann Kober, who arrived in America in 1850 2
Heinr Kober, who arrived in America in 1853 2
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Kober Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Emil Kober, who landed in Arkansas in 1906 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Kober (post 1700) +

Alice Kober (1906-1950), American classical scholar and archaeologist
Jeff Kober (b. 1953), American actor, best known for his role as Dodger in China Beach
Arthur Kober (1900-1975), American author
Theodor Kober (1865-1930), German aviation engineer
Lars Kober (b. 1976), German flatwater canoeist
Franz Quirin von Kober (1821-1897), German Roman Catholic priest
Carsten Kober (b. 1967), German footballer
Amelie Kober (b. 1987), German snowboarder
Ingo Kober (b. 1942), former president of the European Patent Office

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)