Baumgarten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Baumgarten surname means orchard in German, and was probably originally occupational for someone who worked in an orchard, or topographical for someone who lived in or near an orchard. There are also several villages named for this word.

Early Origins of the Baumgarten family

The surname Baumgarten was first found in East Prussia, where the name came from noble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. They are believed to have been of the order of the Teutonic Knights.

Early History of the Baumgarten family

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Baumgarten Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Baumgarner, Baumgarten, Baumgart, Paumgarten, Baumgartel, Paumgartel, Paumgart, Bomgarten, Baumgarden, Pomgarten, Pomgarden, Baumgartner, Paumgartner, Baumgarden, Bamgardner, Bogart, Bogaard, Bogaart and many more.

Early Notables of the Baumgarten family

Notables bearing the name Baumgarten of this period include

C.F. Baumgarten, a native of Germany, and pupil of the famous organist J. P. Kunzen
was organist at the Lutheran Chapel in the Savoy, and leader of the band of the English opera, Covent Garden. He was also composer and leader of the Duke of Cumberland's private band, which contained...

Baumgarten Ranking

In the United States, the name Baumgarten is the 14,989^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Baumgarten migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baumgarten Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Baumgarten, who settled in New York city in 1750
George Baumgarten, who arrived in New York, NY in 1750 2

Baumgarten Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Baumgarten, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 2
Wendelin Baumgarten, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1808 2
Johann Baumgarten, who landed in America in 1839 2
Ernst Baumgarten, who arrived in America in 1846 aboard the ship "Karl Ferdinand" 2
Friedrich Ernst Baumgarten, who landed in Texas in 1846 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Baumgarten (post 1700) +

Samuel Gottlieb Baumgarten (1744-1774), German botanist
Paul Clemens von Baumgarten (1848-1928), German pathologist
Michael Baumgarten (1812-1889), German Protestant theologian
Hermann Baumgarten (1825-1893), German historian and political publicist
Adolf Baumgarten (1915-1942), German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics

Historic Events for the Baumgarten family +

Bismarck

Herbert Baumgarten (1920-1941), German Mechanikersobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details