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Re: leban familly from Slovenia

bvbellomo — 2011-05-06 20:04:21Z

My mother's father (last name Leban) remembers a grandfather (possibly great-grandfather) that fought against Napoleon's army and would have had the "Leban" surname, so it would be in the Tolmin area before Napoleon.

"Leban" is a very common surname in the Tolmin area, my grandfather and grandmother both had the same last name, but the families thought each other to be unrelated, and with Slovenians, that means any relation would have been long before Napoleon.

My grandfather's father thought his family came to Slovenia from Germany seeking work in the mines - that does not mean anyone from Germany would have the Leban surname, but my grandfather believed it means "life" in German, and was a common surname. I know it is not common outside Tolmin, and that is the problem I have with anyone who says it is French, English, etc.

As I said, lots of people in this area have the surname "Leban" but it is uncommon outside this area. My own theory is a lot of unrelated people did not have a surname (or did not want to be known by it - for example association with the Rebellion) and started using "Leban".

leban familly from Slovenia

leban160 — 2009-01-03 19:08:48Z

I am Jean-Michel Leban a French citizen. My grandfather came from Slovenia, a small village-Volce- located near Tolmin.My grandfather's brothers were living in Tomin.
In our familly, it is said that the origin of this French name Leban in Slovenia is explained by one French soldier from the Napoleon's army. When the Napoleon's army was defeated, this soldier decided to stay in this part of Europe.
Hope that these information can help.
Jean-Michel

Re: Leban

ZBeca — 2006-11-13 15:35:34Z

Brigitte

Do not know anything about your LEBAN family. Just want to pass on some websites.
The Slovenia's phone site is listing LEBAN.
http://tis.telekom.si
www.rat.de/kuijsten/navigator
http://genealogy.ijp.si
www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm
www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm (mapquest)

Leban

Brigitte_jackson — 2004-11-30 06:28:03Z

I have written afew times about my family I have just found out that my mothers family didn't actually come from Celje it was in fact Tolmin. if there is anyone out there with information about the Leban family from Tolmin I would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Leban

Brigitte_jackson — 2003-05-14 04:49:35Z

Hey there I am looking for family from the Leban family in Celje,Slovenia Maria Leban had five daughters I can only remember four of them Lenka,Tonka ,Julia and Maria, Maria married Lajos Mago and migrated to Australia where they had eight children and I am number three. Lenka migrated to Canada where she married and had two kids. any info would be fantastic. thanks