Habich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Habich family

The surname Habich was first found in Switzerland, where in early times the name Habich came from humble beginnings but later gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the territory's medieval society. It became more prominent as several branches of the family acquired distant estates thereby elevating their social status and position within society.

Early History of the Habich family

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Habich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Habich, Habbich, Habiche, Habicht, Habbiche, Habisch, Habbisch, Habig, Habigt, Havecker, Haebich, Haebiche, Hebich, Hebeche, Habick, Habicke, Haebbich, Hebbich, Haebbick, Hebbick, Habicht and many more.

Early Notables of the Habich family

Notables of the time with the surname Habich were

the von Habich family of Switzerland

Habich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Habich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Julius Habich, aged 23, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Neptune"
Mrs. Charlotte Habich, (nee Schalm), aged 18, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Neptune"
Julius Martin Habich, who landed in Mississippi in 1852 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Habich (post 1700) +

Matthias Habich (b. 1940), German (Polish born) television and film actor
Robert D Habich Ph.D., Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University
Edward Jan Habich (b. 1909), Polish engineer, mathematician and Founder of the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, a renowned engineering school in Lima, Peru. Also a member of the Peruvian Geographic Society and an Honorary Citizen of Peru

Citations +

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)