Elger Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Germany

Early Origins of the Elger family

The surname Elger was first found in Austria, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Elger family

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Elger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Elger, Elg, Elgg, Elgger, Elgert, Elgerth and others.

Early Notables of the Elger family

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Elger migration to the United States +

Elger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wenzel Elger, aged 36, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1867 1

Elger migration to Canada +

Elger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Elger, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749

Contemporary Notables of the name Elger (post 1700) +

Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (1836-1897), lunar mapper and the first director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), eponym of the lunar crater Elger

Sources +

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)