Heber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Switzerland

Early Origins of the Heber family

The surname Heber was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Heber family

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Heber Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Haben, Haber, Habern, Habet, Heben, Heber, Hoben and many more.

Early Notables of the Heber family

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Heber migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heber Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Heber, who arrived in New England in 1743
Mathias and Thomas Heber, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1753 and 1771 respectively
Augustine Heber, who landed in Massachusetts in 1763 1
Anne Heber, who settled in Boston in 1763
Augustine Heber, who settled in Boston in 1763
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Heber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andreas Heber, who settled in Baltimore in 1832
Barbara Heber, who settled in Baltimore in 1832
Joanna Heber, who settled in Texas in 1854
Charles Heber, who arrived in Arkansas in 1892 1

Heber migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heber Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jean Heber, who landed in Red River, Canada in 1821
Anna M. Heber, who settled in Ontario in 1866

Contemporary Notables of the name Heber (post 1700) +

Steffen Heber, Assistant Professor of Computer Science North Carolina State University
Richard Heber (1773-1833), English book-collector, born in Westminster, 5 Jan. 1773, the eldest son of Reginald Heber, who succeeded his eldest brother as Lord of the Manors of Marton in Yorkshire and Hodnet in Shropshire 2
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Bishop of Calcutta, born at Malpas, Cheshire, 21 April 1783 2
Gerd Heber, Senior Research Associate at the Cornell Theory Center
David Heber MD, Ph.D., Professor in the UCLA Department of Medicine
Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; Delegate to Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1891 3
W. Heber Dithrich, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928 4
Commander Heber Ackland, Royal Navy commander and Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II
Reginald Heber Roe (1850-1926), first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland
James Heber Richards (1852-1936), American Republican politician, District Judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1895-96; Mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1899-1901; Member of Idaho State House of Representatives, 1905. Christian Scientist

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)
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html