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Where did the German Ober family come from? What is the German Ober family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ober family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ober family history?
The German surname Ober is derived from the German words "ober," meaning "upper," or "above," and the word man.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Oberer, Ober, Obermann, Obererman, Obermans, Oberers, Obere, Oberman, Oberman and many more.First found in East Prussia, where the name Oberer came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ober research. Another 243 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1815 is included under the topic Early Ober History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Ober. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Ober Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Richard Ober, who landed in Beverly, Mass in 1679
Ober Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Clemence Ober, who came to Philadelphia in 1752
- Clementz Ober, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752
- Henrich Ober, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1774
Ober Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Antonie Ober, who settled in Philadelphia in 1838
- Frederick W Ober, aged 31, landed in Mobile, Ala in 1845
- Gustavus Ober, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- Charles Ober, aged 33, arrived in New York, NY in 1852
- Georges Ober, aged 20, arrived in New York, NY in 1852
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- Frederick Albion Ober (1849-1913), American naturalist and writer
- Josiah Ober, American historian and classical political theorist
- Margarethe Arndt- Ober (1885-1971), American opera singer
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
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The Ober Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ober Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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