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Hartung History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Hartung History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The Irish name Hartung was originally written in a Gaelic form as O'h-Airt, which connotes a descendant of Art. 1

Specifically, the family claim descent through "Art Eanfhear, who is number 81 on the 'Line of Heremon," and son of the Monarch Conn of the Hundred Battles." He was at times called "The Solitary," as he was the only one of his father's sons that survived; his two brothers Conla Ruadh and Crionna, having been slain by their uncles. His grief was so strong that in some writings, he was referred to as "Art, the Melancholy." 2

The name literally means "a bear, a stone; noble, great, generous; hardness." 3

Early Origins of the Hartung family

The surname Hartung was first found in County Meath (Irish: An Mhí) anciently part of the kingdom of Brega, located in Eastern Ireland, in the province of Leinster, where they were of the southern Ui Neill. Before the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century, their chiefs were known as the lords of Teffia.

Early History of the Hartung family

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Hartung Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period because the general population had to rely on local official's understanding of how their name should be spelt, hence spellings in records often changed through a person's lifetime. The following variations for the name Hartung were encountered in the archives: Hart, O'Hart, Harte, MacArt, McArt, MacCart, McCart and many more.

Early Notables of the Hartung family

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Hartung Ranking

In the United States, the name Hartung is the 6,645^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4

Hartung migration to the United States +

Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name Hartung to North America:

Hartung Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Paulua Hartung, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 5
Rudolf Hartung, who landed in America in 1780 5
George Hartung, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 5
Heinrich Hartung, who arrived in America in 1783 5
Joseph Hartung, who arrived in America in 1783 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hartung Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Hartung, who landed in New York in 1801 5
Johann Christian Hartung, who arrived in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" 5
Johann Ludwig Hartung, who landed in Texas in 1844 5
Mrs. Friedke Hartung, (nee Schroeder), from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Joh. Derhardt" in 1844
Joh. Hartung, from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Joh. Derhardt" in 1844
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Hartung migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hartung Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Carl Hartung, aged 6, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
Elise Hartung, who landed in Quebec in 1893
Georg Hartung, aged 39, who landed in Quebec in 1893
Johann Hartung, aged 3, who landed in Quebec in 1893

Contemporary Notables of the name Hartung (post 1700) +

James Hartung Madole (1927-1979), American leader of the National Renaissance Party

Historic Events for the Hartung family +

Bismarck

Karl Hartung (1920-1941), German Matrose Dienstpflichtiger who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
Johannes Hartung (1921-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

The Hartung Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fortis et fideliter
Motto Translation: Brave and faithful.

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details