Ober

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ober. === Proper noun === Ober (countable and uncountable, plural Obers) A surname from German. An unincorporated community in Starke County, Indiana, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ober is the 8799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3724 individuals. Ober is most common among White (93.93%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ober”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === Shorter form of Oberkellner (“head waiter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐ/ === Noun === Ober m (strong, genitive Obers, plural Ober) (dated) waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter) Synonym: Kellner (card games) over knave, queen ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Serbo-Croatian: ober → Romanian: ober === Further reading === “Ober” in Duden online “Ober” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache