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The surname Hartwig is patronymic in origin, derived from the first name of the father. In this case, Hartwig is associated with the popular German personal name Hartwig, meaning "hard-battle."

Early Origins of the Hartwig family

The surname Hartwig was first found in Hanover, where the name Hartwig became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. Early mentions of the name Hartwig in historical records included Hertwig von Nostitz, who was recorded in Silesia in 1289, Johannes Hartwich, who was a town councillor in Immenhausen in 1359, and Vinzenz Hartweg, who was mentioned in the year 1534.

Early History of the Hartwig family

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Hartwig Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hartwig, Härtwig, Harttwig, Hartwigg, Hartwigge, Haartwig, Haartwigg, Haartwigge, Hertwig, Herttwig, Hertwigg, Hertwigge, Haertwig, Haerttwig, Haertwigg, Haertwigge, Hartwich and many more.

Early Notables of the Hartwig family

Notables of the time included Oscar Hertwig (1849-1922), German embryologist, who was the first person to demonstrate that fertilization was the fusion of the nuclei of two cells, the egg and the sperm...
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Hartwig Ranking

In the United States, the name Hartwig is the 5,873^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Hartwig migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hartwig Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Gorg Hartwig who, accompanied by his two children, who arrived in New York state in 1709
Hans Gorg Hartwig, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Kasper Hartwig, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Magdalena Hartwig, aged 10, who arrived in New York in 1710 2
Johan Bernhard Hartwig, aged 8, who arrived in New York in 1710 2
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Hartwig Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Hartwig, who arrived in America in 1839 2
Ludwig Hartwig, from Germany who landed in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Ferdinand" 2
John Hartwig, aged 30, who landed in Missouri in 1848 2
John Hartwig who arrived in Missouri in 1848
Caspar Max Theodor Hartwig, who landed in America in 1850 2
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Hartwig 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:

Hartwig Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Gottleib Hartwig, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857

Contemporary Notables of the name Hartwig (post 1700) +

Lawrence Edward Hartwig (b. 1906), American lawyer and government official
Carl Ernst Albrecht Hartwig, German astronomer. Craters on the Moon and on Mars were named in his honor
John F Hartwig, Professor of Chemistry at Yale
Robert P Hartwig, president and chief economist of the Insurance Information Institute
Rex Hartwig (b. 1954), Australian tennis champion
Hartwig Gauder (1954-2020), German race walker who won a gold medal in the Men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Hartwig de Haen, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Hartwig Walcher (b. 1967), Austrian artist

Historic Events for the Hartwig family +

Bismarck

Johannes Hartwig (1919-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

Citations +

"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