Blankenfeld Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Blankenfeld surname is derived from the words "blanken," and "feld," literally, "the white or bare field," and probably denoting an area recently cleared of trees or undergrowth. There is a place named Blankenfelde-Mahlow, near Berlin, in Brandenburg.

Blankenfeld Early Origins

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The surname Blankenfeld was first found in Lower Saxony, where a Jordanus de Blankenburg was recorded as canon of Hildesheim in 1255.

Blankenfeld Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blankenfeld, Blankenfeldt, Blandkenberg and many more.

Blankenfeld Early History

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Blankenfeld Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ed and Emilie Blankenfeld, who arrived in Texas in 1853; and David Blankenfels, who arrived in New York, NY in 1866.

Contemporary Notables of the name Blankenfeld (post 1700)

Buddy Blankenfeld, American television news broadcaster

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Other References

Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Blankenfeld Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Blankenfeld Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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