| ![Show Contents]() Baumgardner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BaumgardnerWhat does the name Baumgardner mean? The name Baumgardner is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. In the Biblical period, Jews, and members of all the ancient civilizations had no surnames. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as populations increased and people began to both urbanize and travel more, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. In such situations as during a repressive regime in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia in 1726, restricting the number of Jewish marriages, this law could be evaded by registering some marriages in the mother's name. The German word "baum" means tree, and "baumgarten," orchard. The Ashkenazic Jewish name Baumgardner was an occupational name for one who owned or worked in an orchard, or a geographical name for someone who lived near an orchard. There are also several German villages named Baumgarten, and some bearers of Baumgardner may have derived their name from the village names. Baumgardner is also a common German name. Baumgardner Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Baumgarten, Baumgartner, Baumgaertner, Baumgertner, Baumgardtner, Baumgardner, Baumgart, Baumgarte, Baumgard and many more. Baumgardner Rankingthe United States, the name Baumgardner is the 4,634th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
| Baumgardner migration to the United States | + |
Baumgardner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Frederick Baumgardner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Rudolph Baumgardner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 2
Baumgardner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Baumgardner, who landed in Maryland in 1848 2
- Gertrude Baumgardner, who landed in Minnesota in 1853 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Baumgardner (post 1700) | + |
- Randy Baumgardner, American politician, Member of the Colorado Senate
- Randy Baumgardner, American legislator in the state of Colorado
- George Washington Baumgardner (1891-1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- John R. Baumgardner, American geophysicist, young earth creationist, intelligent design supporter and Christian fundamentalist
- Jennifer Baumgardner (b. 1970), American author, filmmaker, and third-wave feminist activist
- Jay Baumgardner, American record producer, engineer and mixer
| Suggested Readings for the name Baumgardner | + |
- The Baumgardner Family by Winifred Beatty.
- A Baumgardner Family in America: An Historical Genealogy by J. T. Baumgardner.
- "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)
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