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Gerber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Gerber World RankingIn the United States, the name Gerber is the 2,500th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gerber is ranked the 1,888th most popular surname with an estimated 3,266 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Gerber is the 468th popular surname with an estimated 15,194 people with that name. 3
Gerber migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gerber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Gerber, who arrived in New York in 1709 4
- Claus Gerber, who landed in America in 1731 4
- Hans Jacob Gerber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
- Joh Jacob Gerber, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
- Michael Gerber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1734 4
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Gerber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Gerber, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 4
- Mrs. Gerber, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 4
- Peter Gerber, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1836 4
- Vic Gerber, aged 68, who landed in America in 1840 4
- Leb Gerber, aged 3, who landed in America in 1840 4
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Gerber migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Gerber Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Arnold Gerber, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on April 16, 1855, settling in Western Australia 5
Contemporary Notables of the name Gerber (post 1700) | + |
- Joel Gerber (1940-2022), American judge of the United States Tax Court
- Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber (1947-2008), American comic book writer, co-creator of the character Howard the Duck
- Michael E. Gerber (b. 1936), American author and founder of Michael E. Gerber Companies
- Frank Daniel Gerber (1873-1952), American manufacturer of baby food, founded Fremont Canning Company in 1901, father of Daniel Gerber
- Daniel "Dan" Frank Gerber (1898-1974), American founder of the baby food enterprise Gerber Products Company
- Christoph Gerber, Swiss professor at the Department of Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland, co-inventor of the atomic force microscope
- Paul Gerber (1854-1909), German physicist, known for his controversial work on the speed of gravity
- Niklaus Gerber (1850-1914), Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist who developed the Gerber Method of testing the fat content of milk
- Douglas E Gerber (b. 1933), prominent professor of Classical Studies at Western University in Canada
- Heinrich Gerber (1832-1912), renowned German engineer and a pioneer in the construction of cantilevers
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Suggested Readings for the name Gerber | + |
- A Genealogy of the Families of Michael and Anna Maria Gerber and Andrew and Anna Smith by Gene Francis Noterman.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
- 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)
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Western Australia, Australia in 1855 with 261 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1855
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