| ![Show Contents]() Weinburg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Israel The ancestral home of the Weinburg family is Bavaria. Weinburg is a local name for a person who lived near a vineyard on a hillside. The name Weinberg was originally derived from the Old German word Winberc, which is composed of the elements win, meaning wine and berc, meaning hill. The surname Weinberg is also an occupational name for a person who worked in a vineyard. In Bavaria, the Weinberg family possessed vast estates and lived in an elegant feudal manor. Early Origins of the Weinburg familyThe surname Weinburg was first found in Bavaria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. Early History of the Weinburg familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weinburg research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1690 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Weinburg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Weinburg Spelling VariationsMany cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Weinburg include Weinberg, Weinburg, Weinberger, Weinsberg, Weinsperg and many more. Early Notables of the Weinburg familyAnother 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Weinburg Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Weinburg migration to the United States | + |
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Weinburg or a variant listed above:
Weinburg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Weinburg, who landed in Mississippi in 1856 1
- Martin Weinburg, who arrived in Mississippi in 1856 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Weinburg (post 1700) | + |
- Harry E. Weinburg, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Weinburg migration to the United States 
