Hornberger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hornberger family

The surname Hornberger was first found in Austria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the family name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. The name is a compound name derived from the Old High German words "horn" and "berg," and has several derivations. Horn was used as an occupational name for someone who made small articles from horn, or a musician who played a horn. It was also a topographic name referring to a horn-shaped hill; "berg" also refers to a hill. Many have also adopted this name as a habitation name for one of the several places in Germany so-named.

Early History of the Hornberger family

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Hornberger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hornberg, Hornberger, Hornburg, Hornburgh and others.

Early Notables of the Hornberger family

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Hornberger Ranking

In the United States, the name Hornberger is the 15,177^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hornberger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hornberger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Carl Hornberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 2
Jacob Hornberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Johan Jacob Hornberger, his wife Maria Barbara and their two daughters, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
Jakob Hornberger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Stephan Hornberger, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1760 2
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Hornberger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jakob Michael Hornberger, who arrived in America in 1846 2
Mrs. Christian Hornberger, who landed in North America in 1846 2
Franz Jakob Hornberger, who arrived in New York in 1847 2
Franz Jakob Hornberger, who settled in New York City in 1847
Nikolaus Hornberger, who landed in Kentucky in 1854 2
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Hornberger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Karl Hornberger, aged 24, who landed in America from Mousweiler, in 1901
Friedrich Hornberger, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Stuttgart, in 1902
Haver Hornberger, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Grunbach, Germany, in 1906
Gotthold Hornberger, aged 65, who landed in America, in 1910
Heinrich Hornberger, aged 33, who landed in America from Monsweiler, Germany, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hornberger (post 1700) +

Raymond Hornberger (1898-1976), American Olympic soccer halfback at the 1924 Summer Olympics
H. Richard Hornberger (1924-1997), who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker, American writer and surgeon, best known for his work MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968) that inspired the film MASH and TV series M*A*S*H
Nancy H Hornberger Ph.D., American Professor of Education and Director, Educational Linguistics Program at the University of Pennsylvania
Gerd Hornberger (1910-1988), German bronze medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)