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Where did the German Meinke family come from? What is the German Meinke family crest and coat of arms? When did the Meinke family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Meinke family history?
The origin of the name is the southern German form "Meinhardt," which is a compound of "strength" (Mein) and "bravery" (Hardt).
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Meinecke, Meincke, Meinke, Meineken, Meineking, Meinhard, Meinhold, Meininger, Meinart, Meinert, Meinhardt, Mein, Meine, Meinen, Meins, Meiner, Main, Mains, Mainer and many more.First found in Pomerania, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. Chronicles first mention Meyne Meynen of Barth in Pomerania in 1415, and Heinrich Meyneking of Hanover in 1311. 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.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Meinke research. Another 211 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1350, 1704, 1727, 1775, 1797, and 1851 are included under the topic Early Meinke History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Another 39 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Meinke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Meinke. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Meinke Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Karl Meinke, who landed in New York, NY in 1867
- Christina Meinke, aged 46, arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893
- Johann Meinke, aged 52, landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893
- Johannes Meinke, aged 19, arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893
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- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
- Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
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The Meinke Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Meinke 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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