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Early Origins of the Garb family

The surname Garb was first found in Austria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name Garb became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Garb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garb research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1715 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Garb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Garb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garbe, Garber, Garbers, Garbes, Garberer, Gharb, Gharber, Garbee, Garp, Garpe and many more.

Early Notables of the Garb family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Garb were

  • Baron Johan Carl Garb

Migration of the Garb family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johannes Garber and Hans Garber also came to Philadelphia in 1736 and 1737 respectively; Georg Garbsch, accompanied by his wife, Maria Elisabeth Riedel, and their seven children, was listed as having arrived in America in 1840.


Contemporary Notables of the name Garb (post 1700) +

  • Joan Garb, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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