Möglicherweise über die Besitztümer des Hochstifts Bamberg Herkunft von den fränkischen Lorbern. Sehr wahrscheinlich Verbindungen zum Südsteirisch-Slowenischen Ast
über eine gemeinsame Kärtnerisch-Steirische Linie. Genauere Forschungen stehen noch aus.
Possible progenitor
The earliest known mentions were Thomas and Dorothe Lorber, 1466 in Wurdach / Carinthia.
Werdegang
The family left many traces in Carinthia, such as the hamlet Lorberhof north of Klagenfurt, the hill Lorberkogel in Althofen or the street name Lorbersteig in Krumpendorf am Wörthersee.
Outstanding biographies
Adam Lorber, um 1636 Beamter der Kärnterischen Landesschrannenkanzlei
Spread today
To this day in the Austrian federal states of Carinthia and Styria, also very widespread in Vienna. In the Austrian online phone book herold.at alone there are over 200 entries. There are also branches in Bavaria, Switzerland, Canada and the USA.
Wurdach, place of the first known mention of the Lorbers in Carinthia
This branch was also covered in the family magazine "Laurus" in 2014. The corresponding article can be downloaded here (PDF in German).
Do not be surprised about deviations from the above text. The article reflects the state of research from 2014. In contrast, the text on the homepage is up to date with family research.