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

The name Hahn is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person who used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hahn Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johann Georg Hahn, who landed in New York, NY in 1710
  • M E Hahn, who arrived in Maryland in 1715
  • Georg Philipp Hahn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1723
  • Maria Elizabeth Hahn, who came to Philadelphia in 1738
  • Johanes Hahn came to Philadelphia in 1739


Hahn Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Benjamin Hahn, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1802
  • Hann Wilh Hahn, aged 15, landed in Pennsylvania in 1804
  • Anna Elis Hahn, aged 28, arrived in Brazil in 1830
  • Elisabeth Hahn, who arrived in America in 1830
  • Geo Rud Hahn, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849


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  • Erwin L. Hahn (b. 1921), American physicist and co-winner of the 1983/84 Wolf Prize in Physics
  • John Robert Hahn (b. 1933), American oral surgeon and army officer
  • Otto Hahn (1879-1968), who with Strassmann split the uranium atom in 1938, for which he received the Nobel prize in 1945
  • Carl Horst Hahn (b. 1926), German chairman emeritus of the Volkswagen Group
  • Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947), Venezuelan born French composer
  • Kurt Matthias Robert Hahn (1886-1974), British headmaster and citizen of humanity
  • Hans Hahn (1879-1934), Austrian mathematician


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  • People and Progenitors in My Pedigree by George Franklin Hahn.
  • Rimmonim Bells, Ten Generations of the Behrman, Drucker, Hahn, Stockler, and Sztynberg Families Plus Ten Related Lines by Richard Alperin.
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The Hahn Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hahn 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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