Earhart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The ancestral home of the Earhart family is in the German province of Bavaria. Earhart is a German nickname surname. Such names came from eke-names, or added names, that described their initial bearer through reference to a physical characteristic or other attribute. It is a name for a courageous or honorable person. The surname Earhart is composed of two German words meaning honor and bravery.

Early Origins of the Earhart family

The surname Earhart was first found in Bavaria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Saint Erhard of Regensburg was bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century. He was also known as Abbot Erhard of EbersheimMunster. He was canonized on the 8th of October 1052, by Pope Leo IX.

Early History of the Earhart family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Earhart research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1391, 1573, 1752, 1776, 1777, 1786, 1794, 1796, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1824 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Earhart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Earhart 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 Earhart include Ehrhardt, Ehrhart, Erhart, Erhard, Erhardt, Errheart, Errhart, Errhard, Errhardt, Earhart, Airhart and many more.

Early Notables of the Earhart family

Prominent among members of the name Earhart in this period include Friedrich Ehrhardt, commander of the 8th Prussian infantry brigade, who was ennobled in 1854; D. Johann Ehrhart, director of the medical school at the University of Innsbruck, was ennobled in the first half of the 19th century; he was known for his work on a Salzburg medical magazine that he had taken over in 1808.Erard was the name borne by this firm of harp and pianoforte makers has been known almost as long in England as in France, its workshops having been established in London near the close of the...
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Earhart Ranking

In the United States, the name Earhart is the 11,560^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Earhart migration to the United States +

The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:

Earhart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicholas Earhart, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 2

Earhart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Earhart, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 2
Jacob Earhart, who arrived in Illinois in 1856-1864 2
Peter Earhart, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 2

Earhart Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Elnora Earhart, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1905
Owen Earhart, aged 33, who landed in America, in 1907
Lina Earhart, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1908
Macey Earhart, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1909
Blanche V. Earhart, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1914
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Earhart migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Earhart Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Adam Earhart U.E. who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Earhart (post 1700) +

Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-1937), American aviator, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight in 1937
Harry Boyd Earhart (1870-1954), American oil company executive, founder of the Earhart Foundation (1929)
Daniel Scofield Earhart (1907-1976), American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio
Fred A. Earhart, American pharmacist who was briefly acting mayor of New Orleans for one day on July 15, 1936
Will Earhart (1871-1960), pioneering American music educator and member of the Music Educators Hall of Fame
James L. Earhart, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1950 4
Harry B. Earhart, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948 4
Harry Earhart, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1944 4
Fred A. Earhart, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1936 4
Ferdinand Butler Earhart (1840-1901), American Republican politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1892-96; Postmaster at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1901 4
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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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html