Map of Germany showing where the Steinbaugh arms are recorded
The Steinbaugh arms were recorded in Germany, c. 1760.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Bavaria.
Bavaria was a country of old landed families and walled market towns. Estates passed down the same line for centuries, and both the landowners and the leading townsmen kept arms, which is why so many Bavarian names sit in the registers.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Germany in this period.
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1745–1765
Reigning in Germany when the Steinbaugh arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Germany
In the Holy Roman Empire, coats of arms were often granted to individuals by the Emperor or his representatives. These arms were then passed down through the generations to all legitimate descendants of the original holder. Younger branches of a family usually kept the same shield design without needing to change it, as the arms belonged to the entire lineage.
Granting authority
The Holy Roman Emperor held the sole power to grant new coats of arms throughout his vast imperial territories.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal imperial grant or by proving their noble status to the authorities.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Imperial Chancery registers, which began keeping formal records of such honors during the Middle Ages.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Germany.
Origin & History of the Steinbaugh Family in Germany
The surname Steinbaugh originates from the German region of Bavaria, where the family was established by the mid-eighteenth century. The name is derived from the German words "Stein," meaning stone, and "Bach," meaning a small stream or brook. This suggests that the earliest ancestors likely lived near a rocky creek or a stream bed in the Bavarian countryside. During the 1760s, families with this name were typically involved in agriculture or skilled trades, living in small village communities that relied on the local landscape for their livelihood. As the family grew, they remained deeply connected to the geography of southern Germany, where the combination of stone and water defined both their physical environment and their identity.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Stein and Bach
Stone and brook or stream.
This name
SteinbaughA topographic name for someone who lived near a stony stream or brook.
also spelled
Steinback
Stinebah
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Bahlow, Hans, Deutsches Namenlexikon: Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt, 1967
Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Kirchenbücher der katholischen Pfarreien in Bayern, 1760
Heintze, Albert, Die deutschen Familiennamen: geschichtlich, geographisch, sprachlich, 1903
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