HOENIG Origin of surname
HOENIG
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic, derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin. Hoenig is a variant of Henoch, the German form of the biblical Enoch, the son of Cain (Genesis 4.17) and also the son of Jared (Genesis 5.18-24). Family names based on the biblical Enoch include Henochs, documented in the 16th century in Jerusalem, Hennig recorded in Leipzig, Germany, in the 17th century, and Hoenig, found in Austria in the 18th century, as well as Henochsberg, Henig, Henikstein, Hoenigswald, Hoenigsberg, Hoenigsmann and Hoenich. Another line of development leads from Hoenig to Honig (the German for "honey"), Honigman and Honikman. Some names in this group might also be linked to the small German towns of Honig and Hoenig, or to Hennigsdorf near Berlin in Brandenburg, eastern Germany.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Hoenig include the Bohemian-born Austrian tobacco manufacturer, Israel Hoenig (1724-1808), since 1789 known as Edler Von Hoenigsberg; the 19th/20th century Austrian actress, Sidonie Hoenig; and the 20th century American attorney, Moses H. Hoenig.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic, derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin. Hoenig is a variant of Henoch, the German form of the biblical Enoch, the son of Cain (Genesis 4.17) and also the son of Jared (Genesis 5.18-24). Family names based on the biblical Enoch include Henochs, documented in the 16th century in Jerusalem, Hennig recorded in Leipzig, Germany, in the 17th century, and Hoenig, found in Austria in the 18th century, as well as Henochsberg, Henig, Henikstein, Hoenigswald, Hoenigsberg, Hoenigsmann and Hoenich. Another line of development leads from Hoenig to Honig (the German for "honey"), Honigman and Honikman. Some names in this group might also be linked to the small German towns of Honig and Hoenig, or to Hennigsdorf near Berlin in Brandenburg, eastern Germany.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Hoenig include the Bohemian-born Austrian tobacco manufacturer, Israel Hoenig (1724-1808), since 1789 known as Edler Von Hoenigsberg; the 19th/20th century Austrian actress, Sidonie Hoenig; and the 20th century American attorney, Moses H. Hoenig.