Drummer or well-maker
Taber is an English occupational surname with two possible origins. It most commonly derives from the Middle English word 'tabourer', referring to a player of the tabor (a small drum), or it may stem from the Germanic word 'tabor' meaning a well or spring.
Less common today
Taber isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,683 in 1992.
A character in the novel and film adaptation · One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Space researcher and co-founder of World View Enterprises
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
