Borner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Borner emerged in Pomerania, a territory of Germany and a maritime province of Prussia. Pomerania is bounded on the south by Brandenburg, on the west by Mecklenburg, and on the east by Poland. During the 5th century, Pomerania was settled by Pommern, a Slavic tribe. Pommern, which means on the sea, became the name of this region during the reign of the Charlemagne.

Early Origins of the Borner family

The surname Borner was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would shape European history. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.

Early History of the Borner family

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Borner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barner, Baerner, Berner and others.

Early Notables of the Borner family

Prominent bearers of the name Borner at this time were Christian Frederick Boerner (1683-1753), German professor of theology at Leipzig who once held the Codex Boernerianus, a manuscript of the New Testament...
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Borner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Borner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Adam Borner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Andreas Borner went to Baltimore in 1774
Jean Borner, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 1

Borner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Sebastien Borner went to Philadelphia in 1818
Johannes Borner immigrated to America in the year 1836
Frederick Borner, who arrived in South Carolina in 1843 1
Friedrich Wilhelm Borner, who landed in America in 1854 1
Christian Samuel Borner, who landed in America in 1854 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Borner (post 1700) +

Jacqueline Börner (b. 1965), East German gold medalist speed skater at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Carl Julius Bernhard Börner (1880-1953), German entomologist
Jacqueline Borner, who won the women's World Speed Skating Championships for East Germany in 1990

Historic Events for the Borner family +

Bismarck

Horst Börner (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details