Show ContentsLauber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Lauber surname is derived one of several places named Laub in Germany. These place names are in turn derived from the Old High German word "loup" denoting "a leafy or deciduous wood."

Early Origins of the Lauber family

The surname Lauber was first found in Kassel, in Hesse (central Germany) where one of the earliest of the name on written record was Else undir der Loeyben, in 1358. One line of the surname comes from Lauba, near Saarbruecken in the Rhine Province.

Early History of the Lauber family

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Lauber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laub, Lauber, Lauben, Laubach and others.

Early Notables of the Lauber family

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Lauber Ranking

In the United States, the name Lauber is the 17,268th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lauber migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lauber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • G Lauber, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 2
  • Bart Lauber, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 2
  • Casper Lauber, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848 2
  • Lewis Lauber, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 2
Lauber Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Wilhelm Lauber, who landed in New York, NY in 1900 2
  • Andreas Lauber, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1900 2
  • Emilia Lauber, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1900 2
  • Monica Lauber, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1900 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lauber (post 1700) +

  • Ken Lauber (b. 1941), American composer, arranger producer, musician, singer and playwright
  • Floretta K. Lauber, American politician, Mayor of Arcadia, California, 1976-77 3
  • Anne Lauber (b. 1943), Swiss-born, Canadian composer, conductor, and music educator

SS Atlantic
  • Christian Lauber, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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