Biener History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Biener may derive from (or have lent itself to) the town of Bienau in Silesia, also known as Bienowitz.

Early Origins of the Biener family

The surname Biener was first found in Silesia, where the name is considered to have made an early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development in Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever-changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Biener family

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Biener Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Biener, Bienen, Bienl, Bien, Bienenberg, Bienenberger, Bienert and many more.

Early Notables of the Biener family

Notables of the period with the surname Biener were

Wilhelm Biener (1590-1651) was a lawyer and chancellor of Tyrol

Biener migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Biener Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Caspar Biener, who settled in Philadelphia in 1756
Casper Biener, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1756 1

Biener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Biener, who arrived in Ohio in 1829 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Biener (post 1700) +

J. A. Biener, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916 2
Juergen Biener, German Physicist with the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, at the University of California

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html