The Priebe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,565 people carried this name — #9,150 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,579).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Priebe surname

From Germanized short forms of Polabian or Pomeranian Slavic personal names such as Pribyslav or Pribygněv.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Priebe» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

267 people named Priebe have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 322 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 89
Pomeranian 82
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 53
Silesian 33
Masovian 3
Warmian-Masurian 3
Podlaskie 2
West Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 20 people named Priebe 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 20

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

In the Nordic population registers

52 people named Priebe is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 52

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Priebe in American newspapers,
1906–1923.

Newspaper page from South Bend News-times carrying the name Priebe
South Bend News-times 1923-05-25
Newspaper page from Nebraska Staats-anzeiger Und Herold carrying the name Priebe
Nebraska Staats-anzeiger Und Herold 1906-07-20
Newspaper page from The Weekly Times-record carrying the name Priebe
The Weekly Times-record 1914-10-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Priebe in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

372 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Priebe. The most, 75, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 297
South Australia 34
New South Wales 29
Victoria 6
ACT (Canberra) 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Priebe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marta Priebe 1869–1942
  • Hermann Priebe 1871–1961 · writer
  • Henryk Priebe 1884–1966 · painter
  • Otto Priebe 1886–1945 · painter
  • Moritz-Ernst Priebe 1902–1990 · mayor
  • Alfred Priebe 1905–1997 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Priebe,
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 States822 records

822 records of the Priebe name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 575
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • Other U.S. records 130
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alfred W. Priebe

    Born 1915 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling; driver from Ramsey County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Dorothea Priebe

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1871 aboard the Helene from Bremen and Geestemunde, aged 37; farmer. From Schwerin, Germany; bound for Alabama.

    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 James Edward Priebe

    Born 1947; from Cleveland, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 822 records for Priebe in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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). 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).

Germany572 records

572 records of the Priebe name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Theodor Priebe

    Born 1886; from Jastrow, Dt. Krone. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 359).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Priebe

    Born 1894; from Groß Lobin. Listed as returned from captivity in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Fusilier Regiment No. 73).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Priebe

    From Zadtkow, Belgard. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 3 April 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 213).

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

Showing 3 of 572 records for Priebe in Germany.

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

Netherlands31 records

31 records of the Priebe name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 22
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Zwaantje Priebé

    Married in 1887 in Amsterdam; seamstress. Died 1935 in Nijmegen, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Kurt Konrad Ernst Priebe

    Died 1957 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 58; civil servant.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Zwaantje Priebé

    In the population register of Bergen; born in Edam.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Priebe 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Priebe name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 25
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henriette Priebe

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Charles Dickens, aged 45.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carl Priebe

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Friedrich der Grosse, aged 39.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Christlieb Priebe

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1889.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Priebe in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Priebe name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edith Elfriede Priebe

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 69.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Lewis Priebe

    Died 1977; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Violet Marie Clara Priebe

    Buried in 1972 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 68.

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Priebe in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Priebe 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 Rene Roger Priebe

    Born 1935 in Hénin-Liétard (Pas-de-Calais); died 2001 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1925 in Rouvroy (Pas-de-Calais); died 1979 in Lille (Nord).

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

    Born 1912 in Germany; died 1993 in Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Priebe 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).

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