Vanerb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Vanerb

What does the name Vanerb mean?

The German surname Vanerb comes from the medieval personal name Erbe, meaning "descendant," or "heir."

Early Origins of the Vanerb family

The surname Vanerb was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. The earliest record is of "ich Erbo, Erben sun" or "Erbo, son of Erbo," who was a knight in Colmar in 1282. Colman or Kolman, located in Alsace, was a free city of the Holy Roman Empire in 1226. They held a family seat at Strasbourg, where records show Erbo Schonterlin in 1260, and Erbo Mendewin in 1353. Further to the south, there is a record of Joh. Erbe in 1320, in Konstanz, a city on the Swiss border.

Early History of the Vanerb family

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Vanerb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Erb, Erbe, von Erb, von Erbe, Erbs, Erby, Erbie and others.

Early Notables of the Vanerb family

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Migration of the Vanerb family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catharina Erbe, who arrived in New York in 1710; Glaus Erbe, who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1737; Anna Erbe, who settled in Philadelphia in 1737; William Erbs, who immigrated to Texas in 1845.