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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from Middle High German rebe ‘vine’ + holz ‘wood’, i.e. ‘vine-plant’, probably applied as a nickname or metonymic occupational name (compare Reber 1), or in some cases a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by a living vine or a sign depicting a vine.

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