Ober
in Colorado
There are 36 people with the last name "Ober" in Colorado.
Ranking in Colorado
| Name | Rank |
|---|---|
| Ober | 12,704 |
Similar Names and Nicknames
Oberg, Oberle, Obert, Oberlander, Oberholtzer, Oberry, Obermeyer, Oberlin, Oberman, Oberst
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Meaning & History
South German: topographic name for someone who lived at the upper end of a village on a hill, from Middle High German ober, obar ‘above’. In other cases, it may have denoted someone who lived on an upper floor of a building with two or more floors.
North German: topographic for someone who lived on the bank of a river or stream name, standardized from Middle Low German over ‘river bank’.
Possibly a shortened form of any of various German compound names formed with Ober- (see entries below).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Ober ‘senior’, ‘chief’. In some cases it can denote a rabbi; in others it is ornamental.
