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Where did the German Rohrbach family come from? What is the German Rohrbach family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rohrbach family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rohrbach family history?
The Rohrbach family name first began to be used in the German state of Bavaria. After the 12th century, as hereditary surnames began to be adopted, names that were derived from locations became particularly common. The family name Rohrbach is a local surname. Originally denoting the proprietorship of an estate or influence within a village, the German preposition von, which means from or of, used with local names, was taken as a mark of aristocracy. The surname Rohrbach was given to someone who lived in Bavaria The name may stem from the German word rohr, which means reed. Thus, it is a topographical name indicating a person who lived in or near an area thickly overgrown with reeds.
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Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Rohrbach include Rohrbach, Rohrenbacher, Rohrenbach, Rohrbacher, Rorback, Rorbach, Rorbacker, Rorenback, Rorenbacker, Rohrbech, Rohrbecher, Rohrenbech, Rohrenbecher, Rohrbeck, Rohrbecker, Rohrenbeck and many more.First found in Bavaria, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Bearers of the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.
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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:
Rohrbach Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Johann Heinrich Rohrbach, who came to Carolina and/or Pennsylvania in 1709
- Elisabetha Rohrbach, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710
- Johannes Rohrbach, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710
- Reinhard Joh Rohrbach, who arrived in America in 1749
- Johan Rinehart Rohrbach, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749
Rohrbach Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Georg Wilhelm Rohrbach, aged 25, landed in New York, NY in 1849
- Andrews Rohrbach, aged 23, landed in New York, NY in 1849
- Christian Adolf Rohrbach, aged 30, arrived in New York, NY in 1849
- G. Rohrbach settled in Texas in 1853
- Adam Rohrbach, aged 17, arrived in America in 1853
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- Larry Rohrbach (b. 1946), American Misouri State Senator
- Peter Thomas Rohrbach, American author and editor
- Bob Rohrbach, retired American professional soccer forward
- Eric J. Rohrbach, American politician from Washington
- Paul Rohrbach (1869-1956), German writer
- Thomas Rohrbach (b. 1949), retired German footballer
- Paul Rohrbach (1846-1871), German botanist
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- Family History of the Rohrbachs of Moniteau County, Missouri by Glen E. Mutti.
- Rohrbach Genealogy by Lewis Bunker Rorhrbaugh.
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- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
- Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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