Fäber is used as a family name or surname in Italy, Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fäber
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Italy, Germany, England
Meaning:

The worker in metals, a smith.

Faber is the form of the Fabrucci. Sons of Fabbro or Smith.

The latinization of Wright.

How popular is Fäber?

Fäber is common in Germany, United States, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Luxembourg, Brazil, France, Canada, Denmark, Russia, Australia, Austria, England, New Zealand, Belgium, Argentina, Belize, Thailand, Israel, Switzerland, Guinea, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Spain.

Fäber is ranked 9573 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fabers plummeted by 0.22 per cent to 10039 since 2000 and slipped by 295 spots and ranked at 3555. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.27 94.22
Black 2.34 1.92
Hispanic or Latino 1.71 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.08 0.94
Others 1.04 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.48
Faber is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 59110 people have been found who wears Faber as their family name. Faber is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Fäber:
568 Germany16,976
3,183 United States14,332
Countries with thousands of Fäber:
132 Netherlands8,376
1,831 Poland2,997
2,576 South Africa2,662
11 Luxembourg2,158
4,709 Brazil1,722
6,138 France1,396
3,783 Canada1,281
476 Denmark1,070
16,114 Russia1,045
3,606 Australia1,017
Countries with hundreds of Fäber:
1,865 Austria656
10,753 England545
3,817 New Zealand208
10,474 Belgium176
20,361 Argentina170
481 Belize163
75,990 Thailand163
7,107 Israel156
7,220 Switzerland145
825 Guinea131
14,017 Czechia127
14,674 Kazakhstan122
23,071 Spain107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
64,788 Ukraine82
9,401 Sweden74
199,418 India73
5,488 Uruguay70
12,288 Croatia62
71,176 Italy58
12,446 Norway57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
21,737 Slovakia46
5,748 Singapore43
9,432 Dominican Republic39
10,086 Portugal38
21,202 Hungary36
24,778 Mexico35
9,168 Scotland34
36,540 Belarus28
9,235 Estonia27
16,989 Chile23
5,642 Suriname19
12,234 Albania18
303,310 Indonesia18
11,581 Wales18
18,229 Botswana17
17,235 Latvia17
188,373 Philippines15
12,021 Ireland14
52,852 Tanzania13
68,998 Zimbabwe13
16,511 Colombia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
14,059 Lebanon9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
43,419 Ivory Coast8
10,125 China7
150,293 Malaysia7
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

25 years old farmer Antonio Faber and 24 years old farmer Marie Faber who were residing in Italy migrated to New York on March 21, 1883 by Labrador put out from Havre.

From Germany

20 years old farmer Carl Faber who was residing in Bavaria migrated to New York on May 15, 1850 by Seine put out from Havre. Joseph Faber (21) Farmer, Farmer Nicolaus Faber, 35 years old Jacques Faber, Margaret Faber, aged 22, Marian Faber, aged 24, Johannes Faber, aged 19, Caroline Faber, aged 16, Caroline Faber, aged 42, and 621 other Faber around 42.15% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and teacher, servant, cartwright, laborer, carpenter, basket maker, joiner, tailor, cloth manufacturer, merchant, brewer, confectioner, gardener, baker, miller, mason, spinster, blacksmith, stone cutter, engineer, butcher, tourist, waiter migrated to US.

Fäber Namesakes

  • Heinrich Faber, German music theorist, composer, and Kantor
  • Peter Faber, first Jesuit priest and theologian
  • Michel Faber, Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction
  • Basil Faber, Lutheran schoolmaster and theologian, was
  • Lady Caroline Faber, daughter of Harold Macmillan and his wife Lady Dorothy Macmillan
  • Julian Faber, leading figure in the insurance business
  • Johann Faber, Catholic theologian
  • Geoffrey Faber, British academic, publisher, and poet
  • Matthias Faber, German Jesuit priest
  • Frands Faber, Danish field hockey player
  • Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber, British Conservative politician
  • Sandra Faber, astrophysicist
  • Frederick William Faber, noted English hymn writer and theologian
  • George Stanley Faber, Anglican theologian and prolific author
  • Red Faber, American right-handed pitcher
  • Faber and Faber, independent publishing house in the United Kingdom
  • François Faber, Luxembourgian racing cyclist
  • Marc Faber, Swiss investor based in Thailand
  • Jack Faber, John Edgar Faber Jr
  • Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber, German bibliophile and lover of Spanish literature and culture
  • Mary Faber, American actress, singer, voice actress
  • Heike Faber, German television actress
  • Urijah Faber, retired American mixed martial artist and actor
  • Ernest Faber, Dutch football manager and former player
  • John Eberhard Faber, German-born American manufacturer of pencils

Fäber Namesakes

  • Heinrich Faber, German music theorist, composer, and Kantor
  • Peter Faber, first Jesuit priest and theologian
  • Michel Faber, Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction
  • Basil Faber, Lutheran schoolmaster and theologian, was
  • Lady Caroline Faber, daughter of Harold Macmillan and his wife Lady Dorothy Macmillan
  • Julian Faber, leading figure in the insurance business
  • Johann Faber, Catholic theologian
  • Geoffrey Faber, British academic, publisher, and poet
  • Matthias Faber, German Jesuit priest
  • Frands Faber, Danish field hockey player
  • Edmund Faber, 1st Baron Faber, British Conservative politician
  • Sandra Faber, astrophysicist
  • Frederick William Faber, noted English hymn writer and theologian
  • George Stanley Faber, Anglican theologian and prolific author
  • Red Faber, American right-handed pitcher
  • Faber and Faber, independent publishing house in the United Kingdom
  • François Faber, Luxembourgian racing cyclist
  • Marc Faber, Swiss investor based in Thailand
  • Jack Faber, John Edgar Faber Jr
  • Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber, German bibliophile and lover of Spanish literature and culture
  • Mary Faber, American actress, singer, voice actress
  • Heike Faber, German television actress
  • Urijah Faber, retired American mixed martial artist and actor
  • Ernest Faber, Dutch football manager and former player
  • John Eberhard Faber, German-born American manufacturer of pencils

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