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Early Origins of the Harbeck family

The surname Harbeck was first found in Swabia, where the name Harbach made an important early contribution to the feudal society which represented the backbone of early Europe. The name Harbach became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, in which each group sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Harbeck family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harbeck research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1831 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Harbeck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harbeck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harbach, Harbacher, Harbbach, Harbbache, Harback, Harbacke, Harbak, Harbakke, Harbeck, Herbach, Herback, Herbecke, Herbek, Herbacher, Herbbach, Herbbache, Herbecker, Herbecher, Herbbech, Herbbeche, Herbeck, Harbek, Herbak and many more.

Early Notables of the Harbeck family

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United States Harbeck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Harbeck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Gasper Harbeck and Jacob Harbeck both of whom arrived in Georgia in 1742
  • Gasper Harbeck, who landed in Georgia in 1742 [1]
  • Jacob Harbeck, who arrived in Georgia in 1742 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Harbeck (post 1700) +

  • Herman F. Harbeck, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904, 1912 (alternate) [2]

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. William H. Harbeck (d. 1912), aged 44, American Second Class passenger from Toledo, Ohio who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett [3]


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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