Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
TABOR
There are approximately 1,631 people named Tabor in the UK. That makes it the 5,226th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 26 are named Tabor.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
TaberTabar
Tabera
Tabbara
Tabares
Tabarez
Taabor
Tabare
Tabber
Tabeer
Tabere
Tabbors
Tabbier
Tabaru
Tabaro
Tabara
Tabari
Tabarz
Tabars
Tabary
Tabeira
Tabarro
Tabarra
Tabarie
Tabbuor
Taberes
The Tabor surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Tabur or Tobar, Gaelic, a spring-well, water, a river. Tabor, a city in Bohemia, which the Hussites fortified and made the seat of their war for twenty years; on this account they were called Taborites. The family may probably derive their name from this city.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TABOR. A contraction of tabourer one who plays on a small drum.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.