The ancient and distinguished German surname Herbig is
patronymic in origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer. The early German
personal name Herwig means "battle-worthy," and was made popular through the "Gudrun Lied," a Middle High German epic poem written between 1220 and 1250 which featured a character named Herwig, the king of Zealand, Denmark. The name was common under many
spelling variations in several areas of medieval
Germany, such as
Silesia (Harbig),
Saxony (Herbig), and Swabia (Herweger).
Early Origins of the Herbig family
The surname Herbig was first found in northern
Germany, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The earliest documentation of the name dates back to 1285, when Herwich kolere was recorded to be living in Stralsund in 1285. The name was first recorded as a surname in 1385, borne by Teml Herwich of Budweis. The young Herbig family was instrumental during this formative period, figuring prominently in the country's early history and contributing greatly to the development of medieval German society.
Early History of the Herbig family
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Herbig Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Herwig, Harwig, Harbig, Herbig, Herwegh, Herbing, Herweg, Harweg, Herwich and many more.
Early Notables of the Herbig family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Herbig family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Herbig Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Jacob Herbig, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Jean Herbig, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Herbig Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Charles Herbig, who landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1852 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Jakob Herbig, aged 32, who arrived in America in 1869 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Herbig (post 1700)
- George Howard Herbig (1920-1175), American astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, eponym of the 11754 Herbig, a tiny Main belt asteroid
- Michael Herbig (b. 1968), German film director, actor and author
- Günther Herbig (b. 1931), German conductor