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Early Origins of the Coburg family

The surname Coburg was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Coburg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coburg research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1598, 1600, 1650, 1662, 1672, 1708, 1744, 1809 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Coburg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Coburg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goberg, Göberg, Gobert, Geberg, Gebert, Gauberg, Gaubert, Coberg, Coburg, Koberg, Koburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Coburg family

Notable members of the surname Coburg in this period were Martin Kober (ca. 1550-ca. 1598), court painter to King Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Johann Anton Coberg (1650-1708)...
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United States Coburg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Coburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Otto Coburg, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1860 [1]


  1. 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)


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