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![Show Contents]() Falkenberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Falkenberg is a local name, derived from the place name Falkenberg, found in several locations throughout Germany. Perhaps the most famous place called Falkenberg is in Hessen, where there is a 13th century medieval castle. The name is composed of two elements: "falken," which is derived from the Old Norse word "falk," meaning "falcon"; and "berg," which originally meant "enclosure" or "fort," and later came to mean town or city. The place name as a whole means "fort of the falcons." Early Origins of the Falkenberg familyThe surname Falkenberg was first found in Hessen, where the name Falkenberg emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. In the 13th century the surname was closely associated the region's important social and political advances. The medieval castle in Hessen that bore the family name was erected in the thirteenth century. Early History of the Falkenberg familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falkenberg research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1336, 1413, 1630, 1693 and 1872 are included under the topic Early Falkenberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falkenberg Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Falkenberg, Fallkenburg, Falkenberge, Falkenburg, Falkenburge, Falkkenberg, Falkenberger, Falkenburger, Falkenbuerg, Falkenperg, Falkenperger, Fallkenburger, Fallkenbuerg, Fallkenbuerger, Fallkenperg, Fallkenperger and many more. Early Notables of the Falkenberg familyMore information is included under the topic Early Falkenberg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Falkenberg migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Falkenberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Valentin Falkenberg, who settled in New York in 1709
Falkenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Baron Gerhard Knut Alfred Falkenberg, who settled in New York in 1841
- Gerhard Kiwi Alfred Falkenberg, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1841 1
- Benjamin Falkenberg, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1852
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- Cy Falkenberg (1880-1961), American baseball player
- Paul Falkenberg, film and sound editor, and later a noted producer of documentaries. He began his long career in the 1920s as a film editor in Germany
- Carl Frederick Falkenberg (1897-1980), Canadian First World War flying ace
- Johan Falkenberg (1901-1963), Norwegian Olympic fencer
- Mari Falkenberg, Actress
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Bismarck - Ernst Falkenberg (1904-1941), German Matrose II Res. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2
- 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
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