Hilburger Name Study
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Surnames/tags: Hilburger Hillburger Hilburg
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About the Project
The Hilburger Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Hilburger name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Hilburger name.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (Bavarian Hilburgers), by time period (18th Century Hilburgers), or by topic (Hilburger DNA, Hilburger Occupations, Hilburger Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
Also see the related surnames and surname variants.
How to Join
To join the Hilburger Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Craig Kanalley for assistance.
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Origin of the Hilburger Surname
Hilburger is a Germanic surname that is found mainly in the Regensburg area of Bavaria, as well as the Czech Republic and Austria.
Possible origins include:
- Old High German 'hiltja' (battle) + 'burg' (castle, city, stronghold) or 'berg' (mountain, hill)[1], perhaps one engaged in battle from a fortified location or a hilly area
- Geographic or habitational, one from a place such as Hiller, Oberbayern, which is east of Münich and south of Regensburg
Please leave a comment below if you have a source, oral history or a theory related to the origin of the Hilburger surname.
Research Pages
Here are research pages that are in development for the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
- Bavarian Hilburgers: creating an index of Hilburger baptisms and marriages in Bistum Regensburg (Regensburg Catholic Diocese), home to most Bavarian Hilburgers
- Czech Hilburgers: researching all Hilburgers in the Czech Republic or the historic territories of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia
- Austrian Hilburgers: researching all Hilburgers in Austria or the historic Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Hilburger Immigrants: tracing Hilburger immigrants from their old homes to new ones
- Hilburger Occupations: collecting a list of occupations that passed down from generation to generation in the Hilburger family
Membership
Join the Hilburger One Name Study project, and you'll be listed here!
Related Surnames and Surname Variants
Sources
- ↑ Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Hildeburg, derived from 'hiltja' (battle) and 'burg' (castle, city, stronghold) or 'berg' (mountain, hill) https://dmnes.org/name/Hildebald
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