Faber is the Latin word for "smith". Like a few other Latin occupational names (e.g. Agricola for farmer, Nauta for sailor), it was adopted as a surname in the Low Countries and Germany. It is also common in England, perhaps due to Norman French influence. Notable people with the surname include:

Adele Faber (born 1928), American author on parenting

Andreas Faber-Kaiser (1944–1994), Spanish writer of German descent

Antonius Faber (1557–1624), Savoisian nobleman and jurist

Armin Faber (c. 1916 – c. 2000), German World War II pilot

Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (born 1986), Spanish swimmer of Dutch origin

Ate Faber (1894–1962), Dutch fencer

Basil Faber (1520–1576), Lutheran theologian

Brock Faber (born 2002), American ice hockey player

Carla Faber (born 1971), Dutch art historian and politician

Caroline Faber (1923-2016), English peer, daughter of PM Harold Macmillan

Faber (surname)