The Meinhard Family Name

It is easy to miss Meinhard in an index if you only search for Meinhardt. Its meaning, shared with Meinhardt, is “Strong and hardy”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Meinhard as one of the forms Meinhardt took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Meinhart, Mainhardt and Meinert.

In the records

Between 1891 and 2000, 321 babies born in France were registered as Meinhard, with the most births in 1991–2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Heraldry and the Meinhard name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Meinhardt surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Meinhard report, with a museum-style coat of arms.