Show ContentsHeberer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Heberer name come from the Middle High German word "haber," meaning "oats," and as such, it was an occupational surname for a grower or merchant of oats.

Early Origins of the Heberer family

The surname Heberer was first found in Baden, where the family is considered to have made a great early contribution to early feudal society. The family became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses, many of which acquired estates in the surrounding kingdoms, duchies, and counties.

Early History of the Heberer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heberer research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1516, 1590, 1829, 1840 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Heberer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heberer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Haber, Haberling, Heberling, Haberlin, Haeberlein, Heberer, Haberl, Heberlein, Haberr, Habber, Habberr, Habur, Habbur, Haaber and many more.

Early Notables of the Heberer family

Notables with the surname Heberer during this period were Franz Xaver Haberl (1840-1910), who was a German musicologist. He compiled books of sacred music, including plainchants and...
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United States Heberer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heberer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John George Heberer, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1844 1
  • Georg Heberer, aged 33, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"
  • Geo Heberer, who landed in Texas in 1851 1
  • George Heberer, who arrived in Texas in 1851 1
  • Georga Heberer, who landed in St Clair County Illinois in 1859 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Heberer (post 1700) +

  • Thomas Heberer (b. 1965), German jazz trumpeter and quarter-tone trumpeter
  • Thomas Heberer PhD (b. 1947), German Chair professor of East Asian Politics at the University Duisburg-Essen, Germany


  1. 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)


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