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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Dutch Deberg family come from? What is the Dutch Deberg family crest and coat of arms? When did the Deberg family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Deberg family history?

The surname Deberg comes from the Old High German word "berg," which means "mountain." The first bearers of the name no doubt came from a mountain or high ground. The name is often found with the preposition "Van den," which mean "from the." In a low-lying, flat country like the Netherlands any area of higher ground was quite prestigious and as such, this was a popular and prestigious surname.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Berger, Bergen, Berg, Van Berg, Van Berger, Van Bergen, Van den Berger, Van den Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Bergh and many more.

First found in Holland, where it is thought to have existed since the 15th century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deberg research. Another 214 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1664, 1709, 1748, 1755, 1799, and 1873 are included under the topic Early Deberg History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 60 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Deberg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Cornelius Vandeberg, who arrived in New York in 1710; J. G. VanDenBerg, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1807 with his four children; Nathan Soloman Vandenberg, who arrived at the port of New Orleans in 1820.

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The Deberg Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Deberg Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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