Hunger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Hunger family
The surname Hunger was first found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in the early period of history with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout Europe. The name would later emerge as an influential noble family, having many distinguished branches, and well known for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.
Early History of the Hunger family
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Hunger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hunger, Hungar, Hungerstein, Hungermann, Hungerhausen, Hungerer, Hungers and many more.
Early Notables of the Hunger family
Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Hunger were
- the Hungerstein family of Hessen
Hunger Ranking
In the United States, the name Hunger is the 18,170th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Hunger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Hunger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Peter Hunger, who arrived in America in 1782 2
Hunger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Henry Hunger, aged 35, who landed in Missouri in 1847 2
- Alvis Hunger, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1857 2
- A. Cath M. Hunger, who settled in North America in 1881
- A. M. Ilsabein Hotfilker Hunger, who settled in North America in 1881
- Erich Hunger, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 2
Hunger 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:
Hunger Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
- Wieland Hunger, aged 41, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 3
- Ana Katherine Hunger, aged 37, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 3
- Ana Maria Hunger, aged 6, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 3
- Christian Hunger, aged 3, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 3
- Bartholomew Hunger, aged 26, a farm labourer, who arrived in New Plymouth aboard the ship "Halcione" in 1875 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hunger (post 1700) +
- Richard J. Hunger, American Republican politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 39th District, 1964 4
- John W. Hunger, American Republican politician, Burgess of Arnold, Pennsylvania, 1933-35; Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936 4
- Karen Hunger Parshall (b. 1955), née Hunger, an American historian of mathematics, fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2012
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)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html