Difference between revisions of "Hunsberger"

Meaning

German: habitational name for someone from a place called Hunsberg or Huntsberg.^[1]. It is the 17,297th most popular surname in the United States.[1]

Background

The earliest recorded Hunsbergers in America were three brothers who first appeared in 1720 in the records of Franconia Township, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).

Some sources place the origins of the Hunsbergers in Berne, Switzerland. One source places the earliest mention of the Hunsberger name in the year 1295. Another source suggested the family could have come from the hamlet of Hunsperg, which is located northeast of Bern in the vicinity of Krauchthal. [2]

Coat of Arms

No authoritative crest or coat of arms for the Hunsberger Family has been found. A family crestwas created in the late 1930's by an artist at the request of the Hunsberger Family Association's first historian. It reflects the farming background of the family, and shows symbols of the Bern region in Switzerland from where the Hunsbergers are believed to have originated.

Geni.com Stats

As of 12/06/2010 there are 1223 profiles on Geni.com with the surname HUNSBERGER - also see Hunsberger Geni Search Results.

Variations

Hundsperg, Hunsperger, Honsberger, Huntsberger, Honsperger, Hundsberger, Hunzberger

Famous Persons

• Donald Hunsberger: one of the world’s foremost authorities on conducting, orchestration, and music literature.
• Vic Hunsberger: a stunt man in the late '70s and 80s.

References

Links

• Hunsberger Family Association Web site: http://www.hunsberger.org/
• Location of Family Reunion: Souderton, Pennsylvania
• Genealogy Forum : Geneology.com
• Mennonite Encyclopedia entry: http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/H855ME.html/?searchterm=hunsberger