Herbert or Herrman Pfeffermann was born in March 1843, in Passel, Oise, Picardie, France as the son of Joseph Pfeffermann and Marianna Weiter. He married Elisabetha Schmidt on 2 December 1868, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1905 and Queens, New York, United States in 1910. He died on 7 March 1924, in Bronx, New York, United States, at the age of 81.
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From an Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from heri, hari ‘army’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. An Old English form, Herebeorht, existed in England before the Conquest, but was superseded by the Norman form, which gave rise to an important surname. The family in question were earls of Pembroke in the 16th and 17th centuries; they included the poet George Herbert . By the end of the Middle Ages Herbert was little used, although it remained a favourite with some families, notably the Saint Quintins of East Yorkshire. Its greater frequency in Britain from the 19th century onwards is due partly to the trend for the revival of medieval names of Germanic origin and partly to the trend for the transferred use of surnames.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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