Faerber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Faerber family

The surname Faerber was first found in Austria, where the name Farber became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The variant Farbman is typically a Russian and/or Jewish name from the same root name.

Early History of the Faerber family

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Faerber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fearber, Farber, Ferber, Farbman, Fariarz, Farbiasz, Farbstein, Farbszstein, Ferver, Ferfers, Farberson, Farbersohn and many more.

Early Notables of the Faerber family

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Migration of the Faerber family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Fridrich Farber, who made his home in Virginia in 1775 and remained there after fighting in the American Revolution, Henry Farber, who settled in Philadelphia in 1840.

Contemporary Notables of the name Faerber (post 1700) +

Nelson A. Faerber Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Florida State House of Representatives 89th District, 1978 1
Frederick W. Faerber Jr., American politician, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, 1966-67 2
Jörg Faerber (1929-2022), German conductor and founder of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn (WKO) in 1960

Historic Events for the Faerber family +

Bismarck

Rudolf Faerber (1920-1941), German Funkgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details