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Early Origins of the Born family

The surname Born was first found in Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Born family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Born research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1499, 1742, 1767 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Born History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Born Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Born, Borne, Borner, Bornne, Boerner, Bornemann and many more.

Early Notables of the Born family

Prominent bearers of the family name Born at this time were

  • Ignaz von Born (1742-1791), who was a distinguished mining technician
  • Hinrik Bornemann (c.1450-1499), a Northern German Late Gothic painter

Born Ranking

In the United States, the name Born is the 5,419th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Born migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Born Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • A Marie Born, who arrived in America in 1705 2
  • Gorg Born, who landed in New York in 1709 2
  • Hans Born, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
  • Jacob Born, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
  • John Born, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2
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Born Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Daniel Born who arrived in Philadelphia in 1803
  • F W Born, who arrived in North America in 1832 2
  • Johanis Born, who arrived in Baltimore in 1834 at the age of 2
  • Balser Born, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1836 2
  • George Born, who arrived in New York, NY in 1838 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Born migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Born Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Barbara Born, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Born (post 1700) +

  • Major-General Charles Franklin Born (1903-1979), American Commander of the Crew Training Air Force, Air Training Command (1953-1955) 3
  • Jacob T. Born, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, 1914-23
  • Max Born (1882-1970), German physicist, who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize for physics
  • Gustav Victor Rudolf Born HonFRCS, FRS (1921-2018), German-born British pharmacologist, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London
  • Adolf Born (1930-2016), Czech painter and illustrator, caricaturist and film-maker
  • born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen (1923-1984), birth name of Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford, an English-born American actor, producer, and socialite, who resided in the United States throughout his adult life, member of the "Rat Pack, " brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy

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  • Heinrich Born (1920-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 22) Charles Born. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Born/Charles_Franklin/USA.html
  4. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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