Show ContentsHainle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Hainle is derived from the Old German word hagen, which means hawthorne or hedge. In medieval Germany, hedges were commonly used to mark out one parcel of land from another; if a piece of land was being farmed, it was surrounded by a hedge more often than not. The word hagen became synonymous with an enclosed piece of land, and it is from that meaning that the name is derived. The name is a local name, given to one living on land enclosed by a hawthorne hedge.

Early Origins of the Hainle family

The surname Hainle was first found in Silesia, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Henczel von dem Hayn in Goerlitz in 1352, and Matz Drausche von Hain in Goerlitz in 1566.

Early History of the Hainle family

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Hainle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hain, Hainn, Haine, Hainel, Haines, Haina, Hainau, Haynau, Hayn, Hayne, Haynes, Hayner, Haino, Hainle, Hainy, Hainisch, Haynisch, Hainan, Hainlein and many more.

Early Notables of the Hainle family

Notables of the period with the surname Hainle were

  • Paul Hainlein (1626-86) was a distinguished German composer and instrument maker


United States Hainle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hainle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • David Hainle, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1805 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hainle (post 1700) +

  • Max Hainle (1882-1961), German Olympian who won gold for 200m team swimming during the 1900 games


  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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