Show ContentsHersperger Surname History

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Etymology of Hersperger

What does the name Hersperger mean?

The name Hersperger is an extension of the name "Hersch" ("hart") which is a "kinnui" of the Hebrew "Naphtali." A "kinnui" is a sign or symbol of a name as, for example, "Lion," or "Leo," for Judah. Most of the variations, then, are patronyms, meaning they were names given to descendants of the originator of the name. The name "Hirsch" also means "deer," so the surname Hirschberg means "deer hill," and no doubt became a common European placename.

Hersperger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hirsch, Hersperger, Hirshberg, Hirschberg, Hirschberger, Harschberger and many more.

Hersperger migration to the United States +



Hersperger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Bernard Hersperger, who arrived in America in 1771 1
  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)

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