Leonhard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Leonhard family

The surname Leonhard was first found in Frankfurt, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name is a Roman-German mixed compounded of Leo (lion) and "Hard," the mediaeval German word for "brave." St. Leonhardt was the patron saint of farmers and of horses. The name 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 Leonhard family

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Leonhard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leonhardt, Leonhard, Leonhardi, Lennartz, Lehnhard, Lienhard (southern Germany), Lehner, Lehnert, Lenhart, Lenhard, Lenhardt, Leonardt and many more.

Early Notables of the Leonhard family

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Leonhard migration to the United States +

Leonhard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Caspar Leonhard, who settled in America in 1709 with his wife and daughter
Nicolas Léonhard, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749
Niclas Leonhard, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
Nicklaus Leonhard, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1773 1
Joh Conrad Leonhard, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1773 1
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Leonhard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Leonhard, who arrived in New York in 1843 1
Johann Jacob Leonhard, who landed in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "York" 1
Peter Leonhard, who landed in North America in 1852 1
Jakob Leonhard, who landed in North America in 1853 1
Miss Leonhard, who landed in North America in 1853 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Leonhard (post 1700) +

James Andrew "Jim" Leonhard (b. 1982), American football safety in the National Football League
Wolfgang Leonhard (1921-2014), German political author and historian
Karl Leonhard (1904-1988), German psychiatrist
Kurt Albert Ernst Leonhard (b. 1910), German author, translator, and editor
Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757-1823), Austrian philosopher
Anders Leonhard Zorn (1860-1920), Swedish etcher/sculptor/painter
Leonhard Ludwig Finke (1747-1837), German physician
Leonhard "Leonard" Lechner (1553-1606), German composer, kapellmeister, tenor and music editor
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician and physicist, founder of the studies of graph theory and topology, known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy and music theory.

Historic Events for the Leonhard family +

Bismarck

Wilhelm Leonhard (1917-1941), German Bootsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

Sources +

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details