Faerber Family Crest & Name History

Many Faerber families will find their roots under Farber, the form most records use. Read literally, Faerber points to “Someone who dyed cloth”. Faerber adds “e” to Farber, a small change that crept in as the name was written down.

719 Americans were listed as Faerber in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. 336 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Faerber name at birth.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Farber surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Faerber surname pack.