Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BABER
There are approximately 2,337 people named Baber in the UK. That makes it the 3,990th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Baber.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
BabarBabbar
Babber
Baabar
Babbera
Babare
Baabor
Babbor
Babair
Babbers
Babaer
Babbery
Babbiera
Babbieri
Babaier
Babaeer
Babara
Babaro
Babari
Babarz
Baabery
Babarro
The Baber surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) Babair or Basbair, a fencer or swordsman; one who, by his blows, produced death; from Bas, death, and fear, a man.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BABER. Probably from the hundred of Babergh, in Suffolk, though some of the name aiTect a descent from the Sultan Baber or Babour, the founder of the Mogul dynasty in Hindostan, A.D. 1525 I
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.