List of Germanna Names

We’ve compiled a quick-reference list of Germanna names: Germanna Names (pdf)

Use this for our Germanna in America project to find photos of signs, billboard, advertisements and other items with a Germanna name in America. We’ll use these photos to to create an exhibit at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center.

The names are also listed here:

1714 Colony from the Siegerland:

Albrecht
Brombach
Cuntse/Koontz
Fischbach/Fishback
Friesenhagen
Hager
Hitt/Heide
Heimbach
Hoffman
Holtzklau/Holtzclaw
Huttman
Kemper/Camper
Martin/Merdten
Otterbach/Utterback
Reinschmidt
Richter/Rector
Spielmann
Weber/Weaver

1717 Colony from the Kraichgau and the Palatinate:

Albrecht
Amburger/Amburgey
Ballenger
Barlur/Parlur/Barlow
Beller
Blankenbaker/Blanckenbühler
Broyles/Breuel/Briles
Clore/Klaar
Crigler
Fleischmann/Fleshman
Harnsberger/Herrensparger
Holdt/Holt
Jager/Yager/Yeager
Käfer/Kaifer
Kerker
Koch/Cook
Maubars
Merklin
Mihlekher
Motz
Moyer/Majer
Ockert
Paulitz
Reiner
Ruop
Sauter
Schilling
Schlözer
Schlucter
Schmidt/Smith
Schneider
Schneider/Snyder
Schöne
Sheible/Sheibley
Sieber
Thoma/Thomas
Utz
Weber/Weaver
Zimmerman

By 1725, more settlers had joined Germanna:

Aylor/Öhler
Becker/Baker
Beemon/Böhme
Bumgardner/Baumgärtner
Butlinger
Carpenter
Chelf
Christler/Crisler
Christopher
Danner/Tanner
Delph
Finks
Fischer/Fisher
Frey/Fray
Gaar/Garr
Gerhard
Gessler/Castler/Kastler
Gottsaurin
Greys/Crees
Hengsteller
Hirsch/Deer
Kabler/Cobbler
Klug
Lang/Long
Lederer/Leatherer/Leathers
Michael
Rausch/Rouse
Raüser/Rasor/Racer
Schneider
Schnell
Seidelmann
Seppach
Souther
Stoever Sr.
Swindle
Uhl/Owell/Yowell
Walck/Walk
Wieland/Wayland
Willheit/Wilhoit/Wilhite
Ziegler
Zimmerman

In the 1730s, more Germans settled the Little Fork area (Culpeper County):

Back/Bach
Button
Coons/Cuntz/Koontz
Crim/Grimm
Fischbach
Heimbach/Hanback
Hoffman/Huffman
Jung/Young
Mueller/Miller
Noeh/Nay
Otterbach/Utterback
Rector
Weidmann/Wayman
Wiessgerber/Whitescarver

See second page of PDF for more details on the names: Germanna Names (pdf)