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Early Origins of the Steinhart family

The surname Steinhart was first found in Brabant region, bordering on the Netherlands, where the name Steinhaus emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century this noble surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the German nation.

Early History of the Steinhart family

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Steinhart Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steinhaus, Steinhauser, Steinhausen, Steinhaur, Steinhauer, Steinhard, Stainhaus, Steinhoff, Steinhof, Steinhoefer and many more.

Early Notables of the Steinhart family

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United States Steinhart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Steinhart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Jacob Steinhart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1766 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Steinhart (post 1700) +

  • Richard L. Steinhart, American politician, Candidate in Human Rights primary for Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973 2
  • Jesse Henry Steinhart (b. 1881), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 2
  • Frank Maxmillian Steinhart (1864-1938), American Republican politician, U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1903-07 2


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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