Rabenhorst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Etymology of Rabenhorst

What does the name Rabenhorst mean?

The Rabenhorst surname is a habitational name, taken on from any of at least three place names in Germany. These place-names are all thought to derive from "rabe-horst" meaning "raven's eyrie" or "Raven's nest."

Early Origins of the Rabenhorst family

The surname Rabenhorst was first found in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806.

Early History of the Rabenhorst family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rabenhorst research. The year 1728 is included under the topic Early Rabenhorst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rabenhorst Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rabenhorst, Rabenhurst, Ravenhorst, Ravenhurst and others.

Early Notables of the Rabenhorst family

Rabenhorst of Brandenburg

Rabenhorst migration to the United States +

Rabenhorst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Gottlieb Rabenhorst, aged 18, who arrived in America in 1843 1

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)