Eckart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Eckart surname comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "agi" meaning "edge" or "point," and "hard," meaning "brave" or "strong."

Early Origins of the Eckart family

The surname Eckart was first found in Saxony, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Eckart family

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Eckart Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eckhardt, Eckert, Ekert, Eckheart, Eckart, Eckhart, Eckhard, Eckard, Eccard and many more.

Early Notables of the Eckart family

Prominent bearers of the family name Eckart at this time were Johannes, Meister ("Master") Eckhart (1260-1327), German theologian, Dominican monk and influential mystic of the period; in 1307 he became vicar-general of Bohemia.Johannes Eccard, born at Mühlhausen in Thuringia in 1553, was probably at first a scholar of Joachim Burgk, and afterwards of Orlando di Lasso at Munich, with whom he went to Paris in 1571. He was for some time in the employ of the Fuggers at Augsburg; in 1583 was made vice-capellmeister, and in 1599 full capellmeister, at Königsberg to the Margrave of Brandenburg. In 1608 he obtained the...
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Eckart Ranking

In the United States, the name Eckart is the 14,344^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Eckart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eckart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Wilhelm Eckart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
Johan Jacob Eckart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Georg Adam Eckart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Adam Eckart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 2
Jonathan Eckart, who arrived in New York in 1769 2
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Eckart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philipp Eckart, who landed in America in 1831 2
Sebastian Eckart, who landed in America in 1831 2
Jacob Eckart, aged 37, who arrived in Missouri in 1841 2
John Eckart, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
William Eckart, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Eckart (post 1700) +

Dennis Edward Eckart (b. 1950), American lawyer and politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1983-1993)
Carl Henry Eckart (1902-1973), American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator who developed the Eckart conditions and co-developed the Wigner-Eckart theorem
Dennis Edward Eckart (b. 1950), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Ohio State House of Representatives, 1975-80; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1981-93 3
Gabriele Eckart (b. 1954), German author
Anselm Eckart (1721-1809), German Jesuit missionary
Dietrich Eckart (1868-1923), German journalist and politician
William Eckart Lehman (1821-1895), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1861-63 4
Eckart Dux (1926-2024), German actor and voice artist
Dr. Eckart Bomsdorf, Professor of Economics at the University to Cologne, Germany
Eckart Kehr (1902-1933), German historian

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html