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Early Origins of the Taubman family

The surname Taubman was first found in Austria, where the name Tober 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. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Taubman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Taubman research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1698, 1711, 1719, 1756, 1758, 1777, 1785, 1789, 1810, 1822 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Taubman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Taubman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tober, Teuber, Tauber, Taube, Taupfer, Teupfer, Täuber, Dauber, Dawber, Dober and many more.

Early Notables of the Taubman family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Taubman were Caspar Tauber (d.1524), Moravian-Austrian merchant. Matthäus Teyber (c. 1711-1785), was an Austrian violinist and court musician. His son, Anton Teyber (1756-1822), was an Austrian organist, pianist, Kapellmeister and...
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Migration of the Taubman family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andon Dauber and Georg Christoph Dauber, who both settled in Philadelphia in 1754; Bastian Dauber, who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1767; Reinhart Tauber and his wife Catharina, who sailed from Bremen to New York with their family in 1852.


Contemporary Notables of the name Taubman (post 1700) +

  • Julia Reyes Taubman (1968-2018), American author, founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
  • Robert Taubman, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1888 1
  • George P. Taubman, American politician, Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1902, 1904 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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