Heuberger

Hejberger, Heyberger, Hoyberger, Hoiberger, Heyperger, Heyberg, Heuberg and von Heuberg are variants of the same surname derived from the surname Heuberger, a Topographic surname of Austrian and Ashkenazi Jewish origin, composed of the Middle High German "höu" (hay) + "berg" (mountain), literally meaning "High Mountaineer". More often than not, those with the surname had an ancestor who lived in a place called Heuberg, of which there are several in both Austria and Germany.[1][2]

Amongst Germans and Austrians

The earliest mention of someone bearing a variant of the surname Heuberger is the noble women Sophia von Heuberg (born c. 1200) who lived in Cologne, Germnay.[3] The second earliest mention is Conrad Heyperger (1271-1318), the progenitor of the noble Heyperger Family.[4] The surname is most common amongst Austrians, many of whom (but not all) descend from the Heyperger Family. Those who do commonly bare the surnames Heyberger, Heyperger, von Heyperger, von Heuberg, Heyberger von Pankirchen and sometimes Heuberger.[1]

Amongst Jews

The surname is also quite common amongst Ashkenazi Jews, many of whom descend from Kalonymos of Heuberg, from whom the family derives the surname. Ashkenazi Jews often bare the surnames Heuberger, Hejberger, Hoiberger, Heuberg and Hoyberger (Yiddish: הויברגר or הויבערגער). [5]

Heuberger

Notable people with the surname Heuberger include:

Heyperger

Notable people with the surname Heyperger include:

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See also
  • 82232 Heuberger, main-belt asteroid
  • Heuberg (disambiguation), several places called Heuberg
  • Heuberg Castle, built 1110 by the Counts of Sulzbach

References
  1. Wißgrill, Franz K. (1800). Schauplatz des landsässigen Niederösterr. Adels.
  2. "Heuberger Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Sophia von Heuberg". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. Bergmann, Joseph (1844). Medaillen auf berühmte und ausgezeichnete Männer des oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates vom XVI. bis zum XIX. Jahrhunderte (in German). Tendler & Schaefer.
  5. "Rabbi Kalonymos Joseph ben Yoel of Heuberg". Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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