Weinberger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Weinberger surname first began to be used in the German state of Bavaria, some time after the 12th century, when hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules, and names that were derived from locations became particularly common. The family name Weinberger is a local surname. Originally denoting the proprietorship of an estate or influence within a village, the German preposition von, which means from or of, used with local names, was taken as a mark of aristocracy. The surname Weinberger was given to someone who lived near a vineyard on a hillside. The name Weinberg was originally derived from the Old German word Winberc, which is composed of the elements win, meaning wine and berc, meaning hill. The surname Weinberg is also an occupational name for a person who worked in a vineyard. In Bavaria, the Weinberg family possessed vast estates and lived in an elegant feudal manor.

Early Origins of the Weinberger family

The surname Weinberger was first found in Bavaria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Weinberger family

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Weinberger Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Weinberger include Weinberg, Weinburg, Weinberger, Weinsberg, Weinsperg and many more.

Early Notables of the Weinberger family

Prominent among members of the name Weinberger in this period include

Joseph Anton Weinberger, the lord of Sinnleuthen, who was awarded the title of nobility in 1819 for his outstanding accomplishments as a high ranking administrative official of the city Auerbach in Ba...

Weinberger Ranking

In the United States, the name Weinberger is the 9,612^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Weinberger migration to the United States +

The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:

Weinberger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Baltzer Weinberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Johannes Weinberger, who settled in Philadelphia in 1762
Johannes Weinberger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2

Weinberger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Karl Weinberger, who landed in America in 1849 2
Jacob Weinberger, who landed in Colorado in 1880 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Weinberger (post 1700) +

Shmuel Weinberger (b. 1963), American mathematician, eponym of the Weinberger Doctrine
David B. Weinberger (b. 1947), American mathematician and investor
David Weinberger (b. 1950), American technologist and commentator
Caspar Weinberger Jr. (b. 1947), American writer
Eliot Weinberger (b. 1949), American writer, editor, and translator
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (1917-2006), Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Robert A. Weinberger, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1980 3
Milton Weinberger, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1924; Socialist Labor Candidate for Secretary of State of New York, 1926 3
Esther Weinberger, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944 3
Caspar Willard Weinberger (1917-2006), American Republican politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1953-56; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1981-87 3
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html