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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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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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More information is included under the topic Early Ober Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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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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  5. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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  7. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  8. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  9. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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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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