Herb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Herb family

The surname Herb was first found in Swabia, where the name Harbach made an important early contribution to the feudal society which represented the backbone of early Europe. The name Harbach became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, in which each group sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Herb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herb research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1831 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Herb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Herb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harbach, Harbacher, Harbbach, Harbbache, Harback, Harbacke, Harbak, Harbakke, Harbeck, Herbach, Herback, Herbecke, Herbek, Herbacher, Herbbach, Herbbache, Herbecker, Herbecher, Herbbech, Herbbeche, Herbeck, Harbek, Herbak and many more.

Early Notables of the Herb family

Notables with the surname Herb during this period were

Johann Ritter Herbeck (1831-1877), Austrian composer/conductor

Herb Ranking

In the United States, the name Herb is the 9,558^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Herb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Michel Herb, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
Peter Herb, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Herb (post 1700) +

Raymond Herb (1908-1996), American nuclear physicist at the University of Wisconsinâ€“Madison
Michael Herb, American political scientist
Jon Herb (b. 1970), American race car driver in the Indy Racing League and ARCA
Charles A. Herb (1844-1895), German-born, American politician and businessman
Bryan Herb (b. 1973), American travel expert, Board Chair of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association
Herb Jaffe (1921-1991), American independent film producer
Herb Greene (1942-2025), American photographer known for his portraits of musicians and bands from San Francisco's counterculture (c. 1960s-1970s), many of his images were published by Rolling Stone, by record labels, and in books, photographed subjects include the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, The Pointer Sisters, Carlos Santana, and Sly Stone
Herb Sutter, Canadian coder from Oakville, Ontario, one of the most prominent C++ programming experts
Herb Trawick (1921-1985), American player of Canadian football for the Montreal Alouettes (1946-1957), the first African American to play professional Canadian football
Herb Wesson (b. 1951), American politician, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Los Angeles City Councilman (2005-)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)