Bering History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Bering family

The surname Bering was first found in Devonshire where "the peer and the Baronet descend from John Baring of Devonshire, Esq., (XVIII. cent.) son of John Baring, minister of the Lutheran church at Bremen, in Saxony, whose ancestors had been either municipal officers or Lutheran ministers of that city from the time of the Reformation." 1

Earlier records do show John Bering in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 2

Early History of the Bering family

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Bering Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Bering include Beckering, Becking, Bearing, Baring, Bering and others.

Early Notables of the Bering family

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Bering migration to the United States +

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bering or a variant listed above:

Bering Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C Bering, who landed in North America in 1832 3
Mr. Joh. Bering, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Mrs. Anna Marg. Bering, (nee Reipe), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Mr. Aug. Bering, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Mr. Carl Theo Bering, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bering (post 1700) +

Rolf Bering (1912-1993), Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II
Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681-1741), Danish explorer, eponym of the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and the Bering Land Bridge

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
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)