Herbst Family History
Herbst Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German herb(e)st
‘harvest’. The modern German word Herbst has come to mean
‘Fall’, the time of year when the harvest takes place. The exact
application of the nickname is not clear; perhaps it referred to a
peasant who had certain obligations to his master at the time of the
harvest, or it may have been acquired for some other anecdotal reason
which is now lost.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from
modern German Herbst ‘Fall’, perhaps reflecting the season when
the name was first taken or given. In some cases, it seems to have
been one of the group of names referring to the seasons that were
distributed at random by government officials when surnames became
compulsory. Compare Fruhling, Winter, and Summer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Herbst Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Herbst families
 101 - 200  34 - 100 |
 1 - 33  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Herbst families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Herbst families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Herbst Family Origin
Herbst Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Herbst
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Herbst Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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