Falckner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Falckner

What does the name Falckner mean?

The German surname Falckner is derived from the Old Germanic word "Falkiner," meaning a "hawker" or a "keeper and trainer of falcons." During the Middle Ages falconry was common practice among nobility, who kept birds of prey for hunting. The caretaker of those birds would be the falconer, one of whom may have taken on this occupational name as his surname.

Early Origins of the Falckner family

The surname Falckner was first found in Germany. The name Falckner dates back to the 14th Century, when Johan Velkener was recorded in Lübeck in 1318 and Herman Velkener was recorded in Kassel in 1399.

Early History of the Falckner family

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Falckner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Falkner, Falchner, Falckner, Felkner and others.

Early Notables of the Falckner family

1460-1534), who was a Polish astronomer and scholar, Justus Falckner (1672-1724), who was a lyrical poet and pastor and the first Lutheran to be ordained in America, as well as Rudoplh Falkner, who wa...

Falckner migration to the United States +

Falckner Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Daniel, Justus, and Gerritje Falckner, who settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1694

Falckner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Justus Falckner, who landed in New York in 1715 1

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)