| ![Show Contents]() Asbeck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of AsbeckWhat does the name Asbeck mean? The surname Asbeck, is either of toponymic or locative origin. Toponymic names are derived from the name of the place where the bearer once lived or held land. Asbeck comes from Asbach, a place name, and name of several streams and rivers in the area surrounding the Sieg, Lahn, and Raum rivers in Northern Germany. The word "asbach" is composed of the elements "as" meaning "muddy or murky water" and "bach" meaning "stream." The name is also commonly seen with variants spelled with a "p" as these consonants are linguistically very similar in the German language. Early Origins of the Asbeck familyThe surname Asbeck was first found in Germany, where the name Asbeck came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. The name can be traced to Styria, where a branch of the Aspach family died out in the 15th century. Later an Albert von Asbeck (d.1558,) also written as Aszbeke, was recorded as a knight in a German religious order. Early History of the Asbeck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Asbeck research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1760, 1814, 1817, 1821, 1826 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Asbeck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Asbeck Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Asbach, Asbeck, Asbrock, Aspeck, Aspech and others. Early Notables of the Asbeck family- Franz Wilhelm Friedrich Freiherr von Asbeck (1760-1826), a German politician and statesman, and Iwan Peter Asbach, a German violinist mentioned in 1837
| Asbeck migration to the United States | + |
Asbeck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gottfried Asbeck, who arrived in America in 1835 1
- Franz Caspar Asbeck, who landed in America in 1841 1
- Gottfried Asbeck, who emigrated in 1835 from Westphalia, as did Franz Caspar Asbeck and his parents in 1841
- Ernestine Asbeck, who landed in Baltimore in 1854
| Contemporary Notables of the name Asbeck (post 1700) | + |
- Julius Asbeck (b. 1915), German conductor and music director
- Wilhelm Ernst Asbeck (1881-1947), German author who wrote under the pseudonym Ernst Helm
- 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)
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