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Early Origins of the Hilpert family

The surname Hilpert was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where the name is unquestionably derived from Albertus, from the Anglo Saxon Aethelbeort, the first being recorded as Albertus of Dundee about 1214 and succeeded by Cleopha Alberti in 1281. The affectation of the 'H' in front of the name did not arrive until the 15th century, and at this time the canting of the Arms for the name became associated with the pike-like weapon common amongst the Scottish/English Border Clans known as 'The Steel Bonnets' from the 13th century onward.

Early History of the Hilpert family

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Hilpert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Halbert, Halpert, Halberdyne, Halberdyn, Hallbert and many more.

Early Notables of the Hilpert family

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United States Hilpert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hilpert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Theodor Hilpert, who landed in America in 1783 1
Hilpert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elisab Hilpert, aged 24, who landed in New York in 1854 1
  • John Hilpert, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1890 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hilpert (post 1700) +

  • Fritz Hilpert (b. 1956), German musician, member of the electro-pop group "Kraftwerk"
  • Markus Hilpert, Assistant Professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
  • Martin Hilpert, Professor in the department of Linguistics at Rice University
  • Rev. Theodore "Tom" Hilpert (b. 1969), pastor and corporate president


  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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