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Where did the German Gerhardt family come from? What is the German Gerhardt family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gerhardt family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gerhardt family history?
The historic kingdom of Bohemia, enclosed by mountains and the celebrated Bohemian forest, is the noble birthplace of the name Gerhardt.German surnames developed at a time when most of Bohemia, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Bohemia. Two of the common types of family names found in the Prussia are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Gerhardt derived from the Old German personal name Gerhard, which means spear-brave.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gerhardt, Gearhart, Gearhardt, Gerhart, Gearhard, Gerhard, Gerheart, Gearheart, Gerard and many more.First found in Bohemia, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Gerhardt Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Barb Gerhardt, who arrived in America in 1718
- Friedrich Gerhardt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1745
- Friederich Gerhardt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748
- Christopher Gerhardt also came to Philadelphia in 1752
- Catherine Gerhardt, who landed in New York, NY in 1752
Gerhardt Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Johann Gerhardt, who landed in Texas in 1840
- Peter Gerhardt, aged 30, arrived in Missouri in 1848
- Wilhelm Gerhardt, who landed in New York, NY in 1850
- J Gerhardt, who landed in New York in 1850
- Johnston Gerhardt, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1850
Gerhardt Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Henrik Gerhardt, who arrived in Alabama in 1927
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- Charles Gerhardt (1927-1999), U.S. conductor
- Charles H. Gerhardt (1895-1976), U.S. general
- Robert Gerhardt (1903-1989), U.S. rower
- Major-General Charles Hunter Gerhardt (1895-1976), American Commanding General 29th Division (1943-1946)
- Alban Gerhardt (b. 1969), German cellist
- Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (1833-1902), German internist
- Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt (b. 1954), East German bobsledder
- Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676), German hymn writer
- Elena Gerhardt (b. 1885), singer renowned for her interpretations of Schubert's songs
- Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), French chemist
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- Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
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- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
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The Gerhardt Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gerhardt 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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