Oberhumer

The family name Oberhumer (also Oberhuemer ) or Oberhummer comes from the Alpine region.

origin of the name

Oberhuebmer was the name given to large farmers who owned the farmland of a Hube (Schwäb. Huebm ) as property . In southern Germany and especially in Austria in the 15th century, the Huebm meant a larger homestead with sufficient agricultural land due to the alpine terrain.

From this the surname Oberhumer developed.

Well-known namesake

• Eugen Oberhummer (1859–1944), German-Austrian geographer
• Heinz Oberhummer (1941–2015), Austrian astrophysicist
• Klaus Oberhumer (* 1962), Austrian entrepreneur, national fistball player