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Surname/tag: Ebert
This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about the surname Ebert and its variants. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect. Please contact the project leader, M. Gaulden, add the category to your profiles, add your questions to the bulletin board, add details of your name research, etc.
Origins and Meaning
- Ebert Name Meaning
- North German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements eber ‘wild boar’ + hard ‘brave’, ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.[1]
"Ebert families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ebert family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ebert families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 98 Ebert families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Ebert's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ebert families in 1911.[2]
Derivations
- Ebert
Sources
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Pres, Ancestry.com
- ↑ Ancestry Census Records
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