| ![Show Contents]() Liber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The first family to use the name Liber lived in that part northern and central Europe known today as Germany. It was used as a nickname for a person known as "flatterer" or "smooth talker" as it is in the case of Rudolph qui dicitur (so-named) Lieber who lived in the 13th century, or it could mean "one of pleasant disposition," as in Bernhard Lieb of Wuerttemberg in 1290. Early Origins of the Liber familyThe surname Liber was first found in Silesia, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. The literal meaning of the name in its mediaeval context could either be "flatterer" or "smooth talker" as it is in the case of one Rudolph qui dicitur ("so-named") Lieber who lived in the 13th century, or it could mean "one of pleasant disposition," as in Bernhard Lieb of Wuerttemberg in 1290. The name became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries. They were always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Early History of the Liber familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Liber research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1654, 1708, 1781, 1800, 1815 and 1872 are included under the topic Early Liber History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Liber Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lieb, Liebe, Lieber, Liber and others. Early Notables of the Liber familyNotables of the period with the surname Liber were Christian Siegmund Liebe (1654-1708), a German composer from Freiberg, Saxony; and Francis Lieber (1800-1872), who was a German-American publicist, born in Berlin. He fought at Waterloo in 1815...
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 Liber migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Liber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Sylvester Liber, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1820 1
- 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)
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Liber migration to the United States 
