The Garber surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,640 people carried this name — #2,850 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 12,558 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 215 people named Garber live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 157
Buenos Aires Province 47
Chaco 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Garber.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Paris 10
Moselle 6
Val-de-Marne 3
Loire-Atlantique 2
Ille-et-Vilaine 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Var 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Garber in American newspapers,
1904–1915.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Garber
The Salt Lake Tribune 1911-07-24
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Garber
The Hattiesburg News 1915-09-17
Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Garber
The Hawaiian Star 1904-08-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 307,913 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Garber in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

71 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garber. The most, 12, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 21
Victoria 18
Queensland 16
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 3
Tasmania 3
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Garber.

Who carried it

People named Garber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Silas Garber
    Silas Garber 1833–1905 · judge
  • Gottlieb Garber
    Gottlieb Garber 1859–1932 · politician
  • Harvey C. Garber
    Harvey C. Garber 1866–1938 · lawyer
  • Milton C. Garber
    Milton C. Garber 1867–1948 · judge
  • Jacob A. Garber
    Jacob A. Garber 1879–1953 · politician
  • John Garber 1818–1886 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Garber,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,465 records

1,465 records of the Garber name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 508
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 365
  • Other U.S. records 592
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward Garber

    Born 1919 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; accountant from Bronx County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jossel Garber

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Cherbourg, aged 34; book-keeper. From Anlofsol, Russia; bound for Hartford.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edwin Sidney Garber

    Born 1945; from Seattle, Washington. U.S. Marine Corps, field artillery cannoneer; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,465 records for Garber in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada177 records

177 records of the Garber name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 169
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Garber

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Moravian, landing at Halifax, bound for Gravenhurst, Ontario; German.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rachel Garber

    Died 1916 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Garber

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 177 records for Garber in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Germany36 records

36 records of the Garber name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 34
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Garber

    From Bahrenborstel, Hoya. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 23 September 1916 (Pioneer Regiment No. 20).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Anna Gärber

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Leichau in 1834.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Gärber

    From Großkärchen, Hoyerswerda. Reported dead in the Saxon casualty list of 24 September 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Garber in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands19 records

19 records of the Garber name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 14
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Garber

    Married in 1645 in Delft; "lakenwerker".

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Gärber

    Married in 1933 in Princenhage.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Marie Garber

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Garber in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Garber name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michel Abraham Garber

    Born 1890 in Poland; died 1943 in Poland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michele Laurie Garber

    Born 1962 in the United States; died 1999 in the United States.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leon Garber

    Born 1926 in Paris; died 1989 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Garber in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Garber name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Morris Meilach Garber

    Taxi driver of Elwood, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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