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Early Origins of the Ebeling family

The surname Ebeling was first found in Austria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Ebeling family

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Ebeling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ebell, Ebbell, Ebbel, Ebel, Ebil, Ebele, Ebelle, Ebeler, Eblen, Ebbl and many more.

Early Notables of the Ebeling family

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Ebeling Ranking

In the United States, the name Ebeling is the 10,511st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Ebeling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ebeling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jurgen Ebeling, who arrived in America in 1779 2
  • Carl Ebeling, who arrived in America in 1780 2
  • Sigmund Ebeling, who landed in America in 1780 2
  • Zacharias Ebeling, who landed in America in 1780 2
Ebeling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Katharina Ebeling, who landed in America in 1839 2
  • Ernst Ebeling, aged 35, who arrived in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Weser" 2
  • Mr. Fried. Ebeling, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
  • William Ebeling, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1846 2
  • Madeleine Ebeling, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Ebeling migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ebeling Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Heinrick Ebeling, (b. 1833), aged 23, British labourer travelling from London aboard the ship "Isabella Hercus" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 4th January 1856 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Ebeling (post 1700) +

  • Bob Ebeling (1927-2016), American NASA aerospace engineer who raised a warning prior to Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Richard M. Ebeling (b. 1950), American libertarian author, and was president of the Foundation for Economic Education (2003-2008)
  • Jan Ebeling (b. 1958), German-born, American equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Carl Ebeling, American computer scientist and professor, awarded the 1986 Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Association for Computing Machinery
  • Claudia Müller- Ebeling Ph.D., (b. 1956), German anthropologist and art historian
  • Heinz Ebeling (1918-1987), German Luftwaffe Staffelkapitän and flying ace during World War II, credited with 18 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Herman Ebeling (b. 1909), German human relations expert, who came from Brunswick, was the European Representative for the National Confederation of Christians and Jews in Frankfurt (1950-55)
  • Hans Irvine Ebeling MBE (1905-1980), Australian cricketer and cricket administrator


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html


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