Taber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Taber family

The surname Taber was first found in Greifswald, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Taber family

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Taber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taber, Tabert, Tabbert, Tabber, Taberts, Tabers and many more.

Early Notables of the Taber family

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Taber Ranking

In the United States, the name Taber is the 3,924^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Taber migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Taber Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Phillip Taber, who settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1634 from Essex, England, descended was Sidney Taber of Lake Forest Ill
Philip Taber, who landed in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634 2
Timothy Taber, aged 35, who arrived in New England in 1635 2

Taber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ebert Taber from England settled in New England in 1709
Ebert Taber, who arrived in the New World at the age of 20 in 1709
William Taber, who landed in Mississippi in 1798 2

Taber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. Taber, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
J Taber, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Taber (post 1700) +

Joseph Paul Taber (b. 1911), American who was a prominent agriculture organization executive in New York State, awarded the Distinguished Service Award of Ithaca (1944), and the award for patriotic services from the U.S. Treasury (1941-45)
Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (1900-1983), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1926 season
Edward Martin Taber (1863-1896), American landscape artist
Dr. Henry S. Taber (1860-1936), American member of the American Academy and professor of Mathematics at Clark University from 1888 to 1921
Robert Schell Taber (1865-1904), American Broadway actor who died of pleurisy a the age of 39
Thomas Taber II (1785-1862), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1828-1829)
Norman Stephen Taber (1891-1952), American gold and bronze medalist middle distance runner at the 1912 Olympic Games
Stephen Taber (1821-1886), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1865-1869)
Catherine "Cat" Taber (b. 1979), American voice and television actress
John Taber (1880-1965), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1923-1945), (1945-1953) and (1953-1963)
... (Another 26 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)