Egert Family History
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Egert Name Meaning
German (Bavaria and Austria): from Middle High German egerte ‘fallow (land)’; a topographic name for someone who lived near land taken out of production, or a status name for someone who owned such a plot of land. German: from the old German personal name Eckhart (see Eckert). Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained; perhaps an adoption of 2.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Eger, Eder, Elgart, Obert, Engert, Ewart, Gent, Ebert, Evert, Deger