Schoenberger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Schoenberger is a toponymic local name; it is derived from a feature of the physical geography where the original bearer lived or held land. In this case it is derived from the German words schoene, which means beautiful, and berg, which means hill.
Early Origins of the Schoenberger family
The surname Schoenberger was first found in Saxony, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history.
However, we must look to the Netherlands to find the first record of the family. For it is there that Annian de Schonau (d. 1293), was Bishop of St. Asaph, and is said to have been a native of Schoonau in the Netherlands. Another source claims that "Schoonau is in the diocese of Treves, conjectured that he was a native of Schoonhoven in Holland. Anian was a Dominican friar, and is possibly the Friar Anian who preached the crusade in West Wales in 1236." 1
Early History of the Schoenberger family
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Schoenberger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Schoenburger, Schoenburg, Schoenenburg, Schonburg and many more.
Early Notables of the Schoenberger family
Prominent bearers of the family name Schoenberger at this time were the famous Count Friedrich von Schoenberg (1615-1690), also known as "Schomberg", who, among his many tiles, was Count von Mertola...
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Schoenberger Ranking
In the United States, the name Schoenberger is the 14,191st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
Schoenberger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Schoenberger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Philip Schoenberger, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1762 3
- Johann Schoenberger, who arrived in Long Island in 1781 3
- John L Schoenberger, who landed in America in 1789 3
Schoenberger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Jacob Schoenberger, aged 25, who settled in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Harriet", he died in 1846
- Joseph Schoenberger, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1875 3
- Elizabetha Schaefer Schoenberger, who landed in Kansas in 1876 3
- Joseph Schoenberger, who settled in New York in 1882
- Charlotte Schoenberger, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Bremen, Germany, in 1893
Schoenberger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Josef Schoenberger, aged 69, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
- Hermin Schoenberger, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Neuzewclich, Hungary, in 1914
- Alexander Schoenberger, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Marovianj, Czechoslovakia, in 1922
- Auguste Schoenberger, aged 50, who landed in America from Elberfeld, Germany, in 1922
- Emil Schoenberger, aged 43, who landed in America from Frankfurt, Germany, in 1923
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Schoenberger migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Schoenberger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Johann Schoenberger, who arrived in Canada at the age of 25 in 1783
Contemporary Notables of the name Schoenberger (post 1700) +
- Maralyn M. Schoenberger, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 2000 4
- Georg Schoenberger (1911-1943), German Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Sandro Schoenberger (b. 1987), German professional ice hockey player
- Thomas Schoenberger (b. 1986), Austrian professional association football player
- Alan Schoenberger (b. 1989), Australian infielder
Citations +
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html