| ![Show Contents]() Falkenburg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The surname Falkenburg is a local name, derived from the place name Falkenberg, found in several locations throughout Germany. Perhaps the most famous place called Falkenberg is in Hessen, where there is a 13th century medieval castle. The name is composed of two elements: "falken," which is derived from the Old Norse word "falk," meaning "falcon"; and "berg," which originally meant "enclosure" or "fort," and later came to mean town or city. The place name as a whole means "fort of the falcons." Early Origins of the Falkenburg familyThe surname Falkenburg was first found in Hessen, where the name Falkenberg emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. In the 13th century the surname was closely associated the region's important social and political advances. The medieval castle in Hessen that bore the family name was erected in the thirteenth century. Early History of the Falkenburg familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Falkenburg research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1336, 1413, 1630, 1693 and 1872 are included under the topic Early Falkenburg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Falkenburg Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Falkenberg, Fallkenburg, Falkenberge, Falkenburg, Falkenburge, Falkkenberg, Falkenberger, Falkenburger, Falkenbuerg, Falkenperg, Falkenperger, Fallkenburger, Fallkenbuerg, Fallkenbuerger, Fallkenperg, Fallkenperger and many more. Early Notables of the Falkenburg familyMore information is included under the topic Early Falkenburg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Falkenburg migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Falkenburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Baron Falkenburg, who arrived in New York State in 1842
- Lewis Falkenburg, who landed in Mississippi in 1859 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Falkenburg (post 1700) | + |
- Robert "Bob" Falkenburg (1926-2022), American amateur tennis player and entrepreneur, best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and for introducing soft ice cream and American fast food to Brazil in 1952
- David Falkenburg, Actor
- Jinx Falkenburg, Actress
- 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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Falkenburg migration to the United States 
