Holweg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The roots of the distinguished German surname Holweg lie in the province of Westphalia. The name is derived from the Old High German words "hal," meaning "hollow," and "weg," meaning "way." Thus, the name was most likely originally borne either by someone who lived near a ravine or a narrow pass or by someone who worked as a road mender, filling in hollows in public pathways.

Early Origins of the Holweg family

The surname Holweg was first found in Westphalia, where it is believed that the name first emerged as a surname. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Giselbert Holewecke, who was living in Cologne in 1159. Due to the occupational and habitational origins of the name, it is likely that several original bearers emerged independently in various regions of Germany during the early Middle Ages, creating many branches of the Holweg family.

Early History of the Holweg family

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Holweg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Holweger, Holweg, Hollweg, Hohlweg, Hollweger, Hohlweger, Hohlwecker, Hohlweck, Holwegk, Holenweger, Hohlenweger, Hollenweger, Holweck, Hohlwecker and many more.

Early Notables of the Holweg family

Notables of the period with the name Holweg were

Thomas Holweg (1545-1628), a renowned theologian, and the Holwegk family of Magdeburg

Migration of the Holweg family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicolas Holweck, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1763; George Hohlweg, who applied for naturalization in Missouri in 1844; Diedr Holweg, who traveled from Bremen to New York in 1850.

Contemporary Notables of the name Holweg (post 1700) +

M. Holweg, American mathematician at MIT