D'auber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the D'auber family

The surname D'auber was first found in Yorkshire where the Assize Rolls of 1219 list Hugo Daubur as holding estates there at that time. A few years later, Robert le Daubar was listed in Berkshire in 1221 and later, Nicholas le Doudur was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1260. 1

The name was a medieval trade name for someone who was a plasterer. 2 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list: Willelmus Dauber; Johannes Doweber; and Johannes Douber. 4

Early History of the D'auber family

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D'auber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dauber, Dawber, Dober, Daber, Dabber, Doberer and others.

Early Notables of the D'auber family

Distinguished members of the family include

d'Auber of d'Henouville, Contentin

D'auber migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

D'auber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frederic Dauber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 5
Wilhelm Dauber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1747 5
Peter Dauber, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 5
Johann Abraham Dauber, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 5
Georg Christoph Dauber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 5
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D'auber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Care Dauber, aged 36, who landed in New York in 1854 5
Carl Dauber, aged 15, who arrived in New York in 1854 5
Catharina Dauber, aged 22, who landed in New York in 1854 5
Elisth Dauber, aged 19, who arrived in New York in 1854 5
Jaacb Dauber, aged 50, who landed in New York in 1854 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name D'auber (post 1700) +

Jeremy A. Dauber, American Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture in the Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University
Raymond "Ray" George Dauber (1902-1965), American football player, track and field athlete
Cori Dauber, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina
Robert Dauber (1922-1945), German composer, pianist and cellist
Adolf Dauber (1894-1950), Ukrainian-born, Jewish jazz violinist, bandleader, composer and music arranger
William "Billy" E Dauber (1935-1980), Chicago mobster, hitman and associate in the Chicago Outfit's Southside chop shop ring

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)