Weinberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The German state of Bavaria is the ancestral home of the Weinberg family. Weinberg is a local name, first used as a surname for someone who lived near a vineyard on a hillside. The name Weinberg was originally derived from the Old German word Winberc, which is composed of the elements win, meaning wine and berc, meaning hill. The surname Weinberg is also an occupational name for a person who worked in a vineyard. In Bavaria, the Weinberg family possessed vast estates and lived in an elegant feudal manor.

Early Origins of the Weinberg family

The surname Weinberg was first found in Bavaria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the 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.

Early History of the Weinberg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weinberg research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1690 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Weinberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Weinberg Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Weinberg include Weinberg, Weinburg, Weinberger, Weinsberg, Weinsperg and many more.

Early Notables of the Weinberg family

Prominent among members of the name Weinberg in this period include

Joseph Anton Weinberger, the lord of Sinnleuthen, who was awarded the title of nobility in 1819 for his outstanding accomplishments as a high ranking administrative official of the city Auerbach in Ba...

Weinberg Ranking

In the United States, the name Weinberg is the 4,521^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Weinberg migration to the United States +

European migration to North America began in the mid-17th century and continued unabated until the mid-20th. Many Bavarians made the long trip to escape poverty or persecution based on their religious beliefs. The chance for tenant farmers to own their own land was also a major drawing card. They settled all across the United States in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many came to Canada also, settling in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Analysis of immigration records has shown some of the first Weinbergs to arrive in North America, and among them were:

Weinberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Koenraet Weinberg, who landed in New York in 1709 2
J Martin Weinberg, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2

Weinberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Julius Weinberg, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
Gustaf Edward Weinberg, who settled in New York city in 1842
Gustaf Edward Weinberg, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1842 2
Meyer Weinberg, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1850 2
George Weinberg, who landed in Hancock County, Miss in 1856 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Weinberg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Max Weinberg, who arrived in Mississippi in 1900 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Weinberg (post 1700) +

Steven Weinberg (b. 1933), American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles
Robert "Bob" Weinberg (1946-2016), American author
Gerald Marvin Weinberg (b. 1933), American computer scientist, author and teacher
Gerhard Ludwig Weinberg (b. 1928), German-born American diplomatic and military historian
Robert Allan Weinberg (b. 1942), American biochemist and winner of the National Medal of Science in 1997 and the Wolf Prize in Medicine in 2004
Steven Weinberg (b. 1933), American physicist, shared the Nobel Prize for Physics (1979)
Alvin M Weinberg (1915-2006), prominent nuclear physicist, member of the President's Science Advisory Committee
Gary Weinberg, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980 3
Eric J. Weinberg, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996 3
Emanuel Weinberg, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952, 1956 3
... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html