Liebert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Israel

The prestigious surname Liebert comes from the ancient Jewish culture. This surname is a nickname surname, which comes from the broad category of hereditary surnames. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt a second name, or surname, because people were moving closer together in towns and cities, and it was becoming difficult to identify people with the same first names. The surname Liebert is a nickname, which comes from the Yiddish word lib, which means dear or beloved. It was generally given to someone who was amiable.

Liebert Ranking

In France, the name Liebert is the 6,844^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Liebert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Liebert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Philip Liebert, who landed in New York in 1798 2

Liebert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anthony Liebert, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 2
Benjamin Liebert, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 2
August Liebert, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Agnes Liebert, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1895
Andreas Liebert, aged 0, who landed in America from Southampton, in 1897

Liebert Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benjamin Liebert, aged 20, who landed in America from London, in 1904
Bruno Liebert, aged 18, who settled in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1907
Emma Liebert, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1907
Charles Liebert, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States from Berlin, Germany, in 1909
Carl Liebert, aged 49, who landed in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Liebert (post 1700) +

Kathy Liebert (b. 1967), American professional poker player
Jean Jacques Liébert, Baron de Nitray, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Ottmar Liebert (b. 1959), German-born composer and guitarist
Mary Ann Liebert, founder of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a publishing company (1980)
Joyce "Joy" Liebert (1914-1999), English cricketer

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 9) Jean LiÃ©bert. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html