The Surber surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,037 people carried this name — #8,220 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,939 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

481 people named Surber live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 270
Aargau 52
Thurgau 34
Bern 29
Basel-Landschaft 19
Lucerne 14
St. Gallen 12
Schwyz 11

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Surber in American newspapers,
1903–1928.

Newspaper page from The Kalispell Bee carrying the name Surber
The Kalispell Bee 1903-02-20
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Surber
The Billings Gazette 1903-02-24
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Surber
Evening Star 1928-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,281 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Surber in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

53 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Surber. The most, 17, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 19
Western Australia 19
New South Wales 7
South Australia 6
Queensland 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Surber,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Jakob Surber 1881–1959

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Surber,
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 States276 records

276 records of the Surber name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 157
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 57
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 30
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James J. Surber

    Born 1925 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Old Campbell Cemetery, Rose Hill, Virginia.

    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 Elisth Surber

    Arrived at New York in 1862 aboard the Trumbull from Havre, aged 35; farmer. From Frnace, Switzerland.

    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 Mark Wayne Surber

    Born 1949; from Sterling, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 276 records for Surber in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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).

Switzerland710 records

710 records of the Surber name in Switzerland
  • Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries 707
  • Members of the Zürich cantonal parliament since 1803 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hans Surber

    Married in 1625 in Bülach, canton of Zürich; of Höri.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. Zürich town hall on the Limmat, seat of the cantonal parliament, in 1891
    Pictured: Zürich town hall, 1891
    Public office Martin Surber

    Born 1871. Member of the Zürich cantonal parliament.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dorothea Surber

    Married in 1762 in Stadel, canton of Zürich; of Windlach.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 710 records for Surber in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0) · Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Zürich town hall, 1891, Zentralbibliothek Zürich (public domain).

Netherlands105 records

105 records of the Surber name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 77
  • Dutch population registers 24
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Surber

    Married in 1890 in Rotterdam. Died 1943 in Rotterdam, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johan Surber

    Born 1836 in Grevenbicht. Died 1837 in Grevenbicht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johannis Surber

    Buried in 1810 in Wijk.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 105 records for Surber 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Germany13 records

13 records of the Surber 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 Richard Surber

    From Kannawurf, Eckartsberga. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 August 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 10).

    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 Paul Surber

    From Gangloffsömmen, Weißensee. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 September 1918.

    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 Otto Surber

    From Cannawurf, Eckartsberga. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 1 November 1915.

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

Showing 3 of 13 records for Surber 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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Surber name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record G. H. Surber

    Arrived in Victoria in 1869 aboard the Tararua, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 G. L. Surber

    Arrived in Victoria in 1867 aboard the Royal Oak.

    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: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Surber 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 Suzanne Lucette Surber

    Born 1944 in Oyonnax; died 1986 in Oyonnax (Ain).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Armand Marie Antoine Surber

    Born 1921 in Villeurbanne; died 2000 in Écully (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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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