Gruenberg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Germany

The name Gruenberg is a habitational surname taken on from any of numerous places named Grünberg.

Early Origins of the Gruenberg family

The surname Gruenberg was first found in Baden, where since ancient times the name Grunberg was closely associated with social and political advancements of the region's feudal society. In later years the family often merged with other distinguished families, some of whom played significant roles in the local social and political affairs of the area.

Important Dates for the Gruenberg family

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Gruenberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grunberg, Gruenberg, Grunburg, Gruneberg, Gruenburg, Grunenberg, Gruenenberg, Grunenburg, Gruenenburg, Gruenenberg, Greenberg, Gruenberger, Grunbuerg, Grunperg, Grunperger, Gruenbuerg, Greunbuerger, Gruenperg, Gruenperger, Gruendberg, Grunberger and many more.

Early Notables of the Gruenberg family (pre 1700)

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Gruenberg migration to the United States

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gruenberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Marcus Gruenberg, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 ^[1]
• Friedrich Gruenberg, who landed in Philadelphia in 1855

Contemporary Notables of the name Gruenberg (post 1700)

• Max F. Gruenberg Jr. (1943-2016), American politician, Member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2003-2016) and (1985-1993)
• Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964), Russian born composer who was one of the founders of the League of Composers

Citations

1. ^ 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)