Given name & surname
Faber
“one who grows beans”
Faber is a variant of Fabian. One Latin interpretation is “one who grows beans.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Faber is a variant of Fabian. One Latin interpretation is “one who grows beans.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Faber is a variant of Fabian. An origin associated with Fabian is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 60 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 as a first name in 2020; 9,825 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Faber’s family of names
In English usage, Faber as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Dobry. Faber has a related form in Fabian. In French usage, Faber as a surname has a related form in Fabert.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Faber has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Faber
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