| ![Show Contents]() Bernbeck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of BernbeckWhat does the name Bernbeck mean? The ancestral home of the Bernbeck family is Bavaria. Bernbeck is a local name for a person who lived in Nuremberg. The Bernbeck family was extremely influential in Bavaria and it formed alliances with other families within the region. The Bernbeck family emerged as an aristocratic family that possessed vast territories. In the medieval era, the Bernbeck family played an influential role in the social, economic, and political development of the region. In addition, the family acquired a prestigious reputation and further elevated its social status by acquiring lands outside the region of Bavaria. Early Origins of the Bernbeck familyThe surname Bernbeck was first found in Nuremberg, where the Bernbeck family was an important contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name Bernbeck became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the region and the nation. Early History of the Bernbeck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bernbeck research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bernbeck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bernbeck Spelling VariationsMany cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Bernbeck include Bernbeck, Bernbecke, Bernbech, Bernbeche, Bernbach, Bernbache, Bernback, Barnbeck, Baernbeck, Barnbecke, Baernbecke, Barnbech, Baernbech, Barnbeche, Baernbeche, Barnbach, Baernbach, Barnbache, Baernbache, Barnback and many more. Early Notables of the Bernbeck family- the Bernbeck family of Nuremberg
| Bernbeck migration to the United States | + |
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bernbeck or a variant listed above:
Bernbeck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Bernbeck who was listed as having arrived in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1833
- William Bernbeck, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1833 1
- Wilhelm Christopher Bernbeck, who arrived in Texas in 1836
- Mr Bernbeck, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bernbeck (post 1700) | + |
- Reinhard W Bernbeck, Professor of Anthropology at Binghamton University, New York
- 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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