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Surname Meaning

Kimberly Jackson (View posts)
Posted: 26 May 2000 8:02PM GMT
My boyfriend's surname is Effenberg. I haven't been able to find any information on the meaning of it. But I found that "berg" means mountain. His dad was born and raised in Austria until he was 6, and then moved to Australia. I was wondering if anyone had any insight on the meaning.

Thanks!

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Frank V. Effenberger (View posts)
Posted: 26 Oct 2002 8:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
I suspect that Effenberger derives from Essenberger. There is a city in Germany called Homberg-Essenberg on the east bank of the Rhine River near Essen. Esse(n) means chimney or relating to chimney in German.This would mean that Essenberger means someone from Essenberg; and Essenberg is the hill with chimneys. This is consistent with the industry of the region (iron smelting).

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Harald Effenberg (View posts)
Posted: 29 Nov 2004 10:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Effenberg Zwanzig Wildmann Habanz Prillwitz Zusset Fundert Becker
Hi!

To me it seems as if the roots of all the Effenbergs and Effenbergers are in former Silesia and maybe Bohemia, which are today part of Poland and Czechia.
It sounds as if there should be a geographic origin of the name, but I cannot find any place or hill called "Effenberg".
Maybe it has been a small place and has a polish or czech name today and nobody remembers its former name.

Best regards,
Harald

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Wolfgang (View posts)
Posted: 4 Feb 2005 4:19PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Kimberly! A yew tree in Germany is called EIBE. The
word EIBE has come from the old EFF or EFFE and from
that a man, living on a hill with may yew trees , had been called EFFENBERGER , a name which lateron was abreviated to EFFENBERG. Regards Wolfgang

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Harald Effenberg (View posts)
Posted: 11 Jul 2005 11:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: EFFENBERG BUX ZWANZIG PRILLWITZ FUNDERT ZUSSET
Hi Kimberly!

Meanwhile I found out a little (unfortunately only a little) more about the name.
The most former mention of the name I found is in a book from the middle of the 18th century: "Schicksal der Wigandsthal - Meffersdorfischen Kirchfahrt" from Johann Ehrenfried Fritsche. It tells the story of the inhabitants of two complete villages ("Reichhennersdorf" and "Zieder") near Landshut in Bavaria, who had to leave their home and emigrate to Silesia because of their protestant religion. That happened in 1687, and "Effenberg" is one of the mentioned names.
So, in 1687 there seem to have been Effenbergs in Bavaria, near the town Landshut.

There is an old word "Effe" (Hildegard von Bingen called it "iffa" in 1150) for the elm tree (german "Rüster" or "Ulme").
This could be the origin of the name "Effenberg": someone who lives on a hill with many elm trees.
But "effe" seems AFAIK to be only known in Rheinhessen (on the right side of the Rhine River, between Mainz, Alzey, Bingen and Worms). On the other hand, there is AFAIK no concentration of Effenbergs in Rheinhessen.

"Effenberg" is still a mystery. ;-)

Best regards
Harald
http://www.effenberg.de/

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Harald Effenberg (View posts)
Posted: 7 May 2006 4:21PM GMT

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Posted: 6 Mar 2012 8:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Effenberger, Schultz, Eitter,Batic, Anderson
That is really interesting...thank you for that post.
My grandmother was Helena Effenberger, and came to the USA in the late 1800's not sure when maybe 1900, She was from Sweden, I have been trying to trace the family without much success. If you have any information it would be appreciated.

Effenberger Re: Surname Meaning

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 4:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Harald

I have found your posts interesting.

I haven't had much luck with finding out about my roots but now I have joined ancestry.com in Australia. I am descended from the Effenbergers of Nymburk Bohemia Czech Republic and my father was Emil Frank Effenberger (emigrated to Australia around 1955).

Are you able to help me connect the dots please? Especially information about my aunt and uncle?

Susan Marie Effenberger (Lake Macquarie NSW Aust)
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