Graeber Surname Guide

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Graeber usually leads back to Graber. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Digger”.

Heraldry and the Graeber name

There is no single Graeber family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Graeber and Graber

Graeber adds “e” to Graber, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,321 people named Graeber, ranking it number 20,183 among American surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Grueber, Gärber and Gruber. Research your Graeber family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.