Eberhardt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Eberhardt

What does the name Eberhardt mean?

The surname Eberhardt is derived from the given name Eberhard, making this a patronymic surname. Patronymic surnames were a type of hereditary surname, and they arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of patronymic surname. According to this custom, names were originally composed of vocabulary elements from the local language. Vernacular names that were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have cognates in most European languages. For example, the court of Charlemagne was Christian and Latin-speaking, but the Frankish dialect of Old German was commonly used for personal names. Vernacular names were also widespread in Germany. As a result, many typical English and French names are of Germanic origin and have cognates in other European languages. Two early examples of the given name Eberhard are Eberhard I and Eberhard II, two successive Dukes of Württemberg.

Early Origins of the Eberhardt family

The surname Eberhardt was first found in Wuerttemberg, where the name became noted for its many branches with the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name Eberhard was associated with the two dukes of Wuerttemberg, Eberhard I and his brother Eberhard II. In its later history the name became a power unto itself and was elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Eberhardt family

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Eberhardt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eberhard, Eberhardt, Eberheart, Eberhart, Ebberhard, Ebberhardt, Ebberhart, Eberhurt, Ebberhurt, Aeberhard and many more.

Early Notables of the Eberhardt family

Notables with the surname Eberhardt during this period were Eberhard (d. 939), Duke of the Franks and brother of Conrad, Duke of Franconia and German King (911-918). Eberhard I (1445-1496) was count and later duke of Wuerttemberg, as well as one of the founders of the Swabian...
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Eberhardt Ranking

In the United States, the name Eberhardt is the 6,603^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Eberhardt is ranked the 8,715^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Eberhardt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eberhardt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Eberhardt, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 3
Sibilla Eberhardt, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 3
Sybilla Eberhardt, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 3
Cath Elis Eberhardt, who landed in Frederick County, Maryland in 1723 3
Peter Eberhardt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "Friendship of Bristol" 3
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Eberhardt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Conrad Eberhardt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1807 3
Zavier Eberhardt, aged 18, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 3
Joh Phil Eberhardt, who arrived in America in 1854 3
Heinr Eberhardt, who arrived in America in 1855 3
Heinrich Eberhardt, aged 20, who landed in New York in 1874 3
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Eberhardt migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Eberhardt Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Frederick Eberhardt, (b. 1852), aged 20, Scandinavian farm labourer travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 4
Mrs. Marie Eberhardt, (b. 1847), aged 25, Scandinavian settler travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 4
Miss Anna Eberhardt, (b. 1872), aged 9 months, Scandinavian settler travelling from Hamburg aboard the ship "Palmerston" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 12th December 1872 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Eberhardt (post 1700) +

Norma Eberhardt (1929-2011), American actress
Frederick L Eberhardt (1868-1946), American engineer, philanthropist and university administrator
Thom Eberhardt (b. 1947), American film director, producer and writer
Cliff Eberhardt, American folk singer and songwriter
Goby Eberhardt (1852-1926), German violinist, teacher and composer
Nikolai Eberhardt, German émigré physicist
Hugo Eberhardt (1874-1959), German Architect
Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (1892-1964), German Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II
Piotr Eberhardt (1935-2020), Polish geographer, a professor at the Polish Academy of Science from Warsaw
Jacqueline Roumeguère Eberhardt (1927-2006), French anthropologist
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html